New Deal Critique Entrance Ticket

The WPA was known for?

• Planting Cactus in the Mojave

• Bringing Electricity to the Tennessee River Valley

• Improving infrastructure such as bridges and parks

• Creating a safe space for union members to collectively bargain

What was the conservative response to FDR's New Deal Legislation

• They felt it did not go far enough

• They thought that it could give more to the needy

• They believed that it would not work

• They thought the government should not have that much power

Which of the following was not something critics said FDR should do?

• Give grants of $5,000, and a job that paid at least $2,500 annually

• Give more direct aid to those most in need of it

•  Give out a monthly payment of $200 for those over sixty years of age.

• Give tax cuts to corporations to invest in creating more jobs

True or False:

FDR passed landmark legislation changing the number of Justices on the Supreme Court

• True

• False

True or False:

Huey Long believed that the government should stay out of the people's affairs.

• True

• False

How did the Congressional election of 1934 impact the Roosevelt administration?

• His loss of seats in the House of Representatives led to gridlock

• His Loss of seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate ended the New Deal

• His gaining of seats allowed for the creation of the Second New Deal

• Several members of the Democratic party switched party allegiance preventing the expansion of the New Deal

Why were some people critical of the WPA

• It was a very expansive program

• It played a role in decreasing union wages

• It required that a statue of FDR would be built in each state capitol.

• Its deforestation campaign was harmful to the lumber industry

What is a demagogue?

• Someone who does not agree with big government

• Someone who advocates for agrarian style economics

• Someone who uses fear tactics for political gain

• Someone who uses ideas of tolerance to bolster support for diversity

FDR's actions to expand the court to push his legislation would have good outcomes.

• Strongly Agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly Disagree