EMK US History 2.18

How did the reaction of the Supreme Court differ to the reaction of the labor movement in response to Roosevelt and the New Deal?

• They had the same reaction, as both strongly championed the New Deal.

• The Supreme Court strongly supported the New Deal.

• They had a same initial reaction: opposition.

• The labour movement supported the New Deal, although the Supreme Court did not.

Which of the following was a profile the Civilian Conservation Corps was focused on?

• A 35-year-old white male working in one of the Rust Belt States

• A 30-year-old Wall Street banker from New York

• A 30-year-old unemployed male from Oklahoma

• A 35-year-old Labour union leader from Michigan

How did Roosevelt's viewpoint on production differ from those who came before him?

• Roosevelt increased the competition between companies, laborers, and farmers.

• Roosevelt wanted the government to control all factors of production.

• Roosevelt wanted to restrict production in hopes that it would increase supply and demand.

• Roosevelt wanted to increase production so that consumers could decide what they wanted to buy.

If an American was on the verge of losing their home because they could not pay their mortgage, they could refinance their home under the _____.

• Homebuyers of America Act

• Mortgage Refinance Act

• Homestead Exemption Act

• Home Owners Act

How did the Agricultural Adjustment Act, the National Industrial Recovery Act, and the National Recovery Administration (NRA) affect the economy?

• The Agricultural Adjustment Act was unsuccessful because the government didn't account for sharecroppers, but the NRA codes enticed business to hire new workers.

• These acts started out with the best of intentions but then began to struggle resulting in less people working and less products being produced.

• All three of these acts were a success in helping the economy and pull America out of the depths of the Great Depression.

• The Agricultural Adjustment Act was successful in helping farmers use less sharecroppers to farm the land, but the National Industrial Recovery Act and the NRA were unsuccessful.

Thomas Johnson was a leader of a teacher's union during the time of the second New Deal. Why was he satisfied with the Wagner Act?

• Because it shielded labor leaders from prosecution in case they wished to lead a strike.

• Because it promised every worker the right to join a union.

• Because it increased his salary.

• Because it decreased the federal effective tax rate.

How did the court-packing plan help Roosevelt push the second New Deal?

• It attempted to change the Supreme Court by adding an additional justice for any of its members who were older than 70.

• It allowed him to ignore a decision made by the Supreme Court if he could prove that it was a matter of national security.

• It allowed him to overrule decisions by the Supreme Court if his decision was confirmed by a majority vote in both Congress and the Senate.

• It allowed him to dismiss chief justices if they had served for longer than 20 years.

Which of the following is a profile of a person targeted by the Social Security Act?

• A 60-year-old white male from Michigan.

• A 30-year-old white male farmer from Texas.

• A 30-year-old African American male from Florida.

• A 16-year-old white male from Minnesota.

Which of the following is true about the first New Deal, and the second New Deal?

• There were more pieces of legislation under the second New Deal than under the first.

• The second New Deal represented a retreat from the first New Deal.

• The second New Deal came during the World War II.

• The first New Deal included civil rights legislation for African Americans while the second did not.

What ultimately brought the successes of the first New Deal and the second New Deal to a halt?

• The death of Roosevelt in 1945.

• Recession in 1937.

• Outbreak of war in Asia.

• Outbreak of war in Europe.