FDR and the New Deal

This provides government insurance for bank deposits up to a certain amount.

• Social Security Act

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Federal Emergency Relief Administration

This organization employed young men to plant trees, fight forest fires, and build parks and reservoirs.

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Public Works Administration (PWA)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

What was the intent of the Townsend Plan?

• Create a monthly government pension for citizens over age 60

• Impose taxes on paper, paint, glass, and tea

• Set term limits for Supreme Court justices

• Teach farmers new agricultural techniques to increase production

Who was the Kansas governor who ran against FDR in the 1936 presidential election?

• Robert Docking

• Alfred Landon

• John Carlin

• Michael Landon

What was the purpose of the PWA and CWA?

• Reduce agricultural surplus and raise prices for agricultural commodities

• Create policies to regulate banking and the stock market

• Establish unions for industrial workers

• Provide employment in construction of airports, parks, public buildings, and roads

What was the name given to FDR's radio addresses to the American people?

• Americans First

• fireside chats

• Coffee Talk

• None of the above

What Supreme Court case ruled the NIRA and its codes unconstitutional and that it gave the Executive Branch too much power?

• Schechter v. United States

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Marbury v. Madison

• Korematsu v. United States

This organization was created to regulate the stock market to avoid dishonest practices.

• National Recovery Administration

• Federal Reserve Bank

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Banking Act

This was FDR's group of special advisers who helped develop many of the New Deal programs.

• Think Tank

• Gashouse Gang

• New Deal Team

• Brains Trust

Who was the Louisiana senator who proposed his own relief program called "Share Our Wealth"?

• Alfred Landon

• Huey Long

• Thomas Dewey

• John Maynard Keynes