Roosevelt's New Deal

Why was there a public backlash against President Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression?

• His refusal to issue loans to struggling businesses to help them continue operating contributed to rising unemployment.

• His refusal to provide direct financial relief to citizens contributed to the deepening of the effects of the economic downturn.

• His plan to pack the Supreme Court with justices who would support his policies led to concerns regarding checks and balances.

• His plan to expand executive power at the expense of congressional authority led to concerns regarding the separation of powers.

What was an immediate impact of New Deal legislation?

• a reduction in the power of the federal government over the states

• judiciary dominance over the federal legislative and executive branches

• the weakening of the president's influence in the lawmaking process

• greater government involvement in the economy of the country

President Franklin Roosevelt persuaded Congress to pass his New Deal legislation.  Which of the following was created to provide relief to people struggling during the depression? 

• It gave all people the right to vote.

• It let all new immigrants become American citizens.

• It created programs to put people back to work.

• It let people travel around the country freely.

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the New Deal?  

• Relief for the unemployed

• repay the banks all of the money they lost during the bank runs.

• Reform to prevent another Great Depression

• programs to help the nation recover by stimulating the economy

What played a large role in the victory of Democratic candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt over Republican Herbert Hoover in the 1932 presidential election?

• Roosevelt was committed to fighting fascism in Europe.

• Roosevelt pledged to greatly reduce government spending.

• Hoover supported government intervention in the economy.

• Hoover failed to alleviate the problems of the Great Depression.