Ch. 12 Review

FDR gained popularity as governor of New York because he helped the unemployed with the creation of the first

• state relief agency

• homeless shelter

• soup kitchen

• public school

"Bank Holidays" were declared to

• celebrate the history of banking

• prevent bank runs

• give bank employees a much-needed vacation

• discourage people from depositing money

Roosevelt's first goal was to

• prevent a world war

• decrease unemployment

• increase the size of the military

• restore confidence in the banks

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was created to

• regulate the stock market

• regulate football in the Southern states

• regulate interstate trade

• regulate national security

Encouraging people to retire in order to free up jobs for the unemployed was one goal of the

• Glass-Stegall Act

• Townsend Plan

• Emeregency Banking Relief Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

This provided some security for older and unemployed Americans. It was seen mainly as an insurance measure.

• Glass-Stegall Act

• Emergency Banking Relief Act

• Agricultural Adjustment Act

• Social Security Act

One of FDR's biggest mistakes was his ____________________, because it appeared to interfere with the Constitution's separation of powers.

• agricultural adjustment act

• handling of the Bonus Army

• court-packing plan

• social security act

Roosevelt's advisers all agreed that the government should

• intervene in healthcare

• promote competition

• intervene in the economy

• assist small businesses

Supporters of "New Freedom" wanted the government to

• break up big companies

• set up soup kitchens

• completely take over all production of goods

• assist small businesses

Federal examiners would issue licenses to banks that were financially sound according to the

• Glass-Stegall Act

• Emergency Banking Relief Act

• Social Security Act

• Agricultural Adjustment Act