USHC 6 FDR and The New Deal Programs

 A lasting effect of New Deal programs, like the FDIC and the Social Security Act, has been a belief that government should

• own the principal means of producing goods and services.

• allow natural market forces to determine economic conditions.

• maintain a balanced federal budget during hard economic times.

• assume more responsibility for the well-being of its citizen

The main purpose of New Deal measures such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was to

• provide immediate employment opportunities.

• develop rules to limit stock market speculation and safeguard savings.

• assure a guaranteed income for American families.

• enable the Federal Government to take over failing industries.

What impact did President Roosevelt’s New Deal have on the United States economy?

• The New Deal was successful, but was completely dismantled after the Great Depression ended.

• The New Deal was largely a failure and had little impact on the nation.

• Although it did not end the Great Depression, New Deal programs continue to affect Americans in the 21st Century.

• The New Deal effectively solved the economic problems of the Great Depression.

Which BEST explains the reason African Americans did NOT directly benefit from the Agricultural Adjustment Act?

• In order to gain support from Southern state governments, sharecroppers were not included in the language of the federal Act.

• By this point, most African Americans had moved north seeking industrial jobs in large port cities.

• As small, subsistence farmers, they not produce enough crops to qualify for government aid.

• They were intentionally omitted from the act, by Northern members of Congress, to provide more funds for immigrant farmers

As part of Roosevelt's New Deal measures, what impact did the Wagner Act (1935) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (1938) have on labor?

• Protected employer’s right to require unpaid overtime

• Guaranteed worker rights, increased wages, and supported unions

• Prioritized the economic interests of big business in the market place

• Restricted the rights of workers to unionize and strike

Which of the following were criticisms of President Franklin Roosevelt's programs to combat the Great Depression?

(Choose 3 that apply)

• They reduced the power of the federal government.

• They made people dependent on the government.

• Some programs were funded with deficit spending.

• Some saw the programs as Socialist.

What was significant about President Franklin D. Roosevelt's “fireside chats?”

• They rallied Americans and instilled confidence in the government.

• They sparked controversy by suggesting that the Supreme Court should be enlarged.

• They called for a guaranteed $2000 per year income for every household.

• They helped FDR get elected from 1928-1944.

What issue was addressed by the New Deal programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?

• Excessive stock market speculation

• High unemployment

• Increased use of credit

• Limited income of senior citizens

Which of the following are examples of why the government instituted the Bank Holiday and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?

• To protect consumers from unsafe products

• The need to intervene as a result of an economic crisis

• To influence control on government spending

• The federal government's attempt to regulate big business

Why did the Supreme Court declare some New Deal laws unconstitutional?

• The laws overextended the power of the federal government.

• The laws forced the federal government into heavy debt.

• The laws ignored the rights of minority groups and women.

• The laws failed to solve the problems for which they were intended.