FDR: New Deal

What was the name of FDR's plans and programs designed to meet the needs and problems of the Great Depression?

• New Deal
• Great Deal
• Social Security
• the New Liberalism

This Program helped retirees 65 and older and also those who were disabled and unable to work.

• Social Security Act (SSA)

• Social Service Act

• Stock Market Advice

• Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)

What protects one's money in the bank?

• Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)

• National Recovery Act (NRA)

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC)

• Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

Which New Deal agency was responsible for building forest trails and roads, planting trees, and improving national parks?

• Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Agency that protected the price of crops.

• Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Civil Works Administration (CWA)

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC)

Largest agency that employed over 9 million workers in construction and even performing arts.

• Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• National Recovery Act (NRA)

In the 1930’s, the enactment of New Deal programs demonstrated a belief that

• corporations were best left to operate without government interference
• state governments should give up control over commerce inside their states
• the government should be more involved in regulating economy

The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Presidency in 1932 reflected the desire of many Americans to

• have government take an active role in solving economic problems
• return to a policy of laissez-faire capitalism
• continue the domestic policies of the Hoover administration

Which New Deal law restricted crop production to reduce crop surplus and was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?

• The Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

• The Glass-Steagall Act

• The Pure Food and Drug Act (FDA)

• The Truth-in-Labeling Act

The New Deal pulled America out of its economic mess!  Several New Deal agencies, such as the CCC, WPA, and the TVA, were important because ____________________.

• they built bridges, dams, and other useful projects
• they helped create jobs and put Americans back to work
• they offered assistance to farmers
• they provided electricity to a poor region