Critics of the New Deal

This New Deal critic proposed a "share the wealth" program.

• Huey Long

• Father Coughlin

• Frances Townsend

• Republican Party

This New Deal critic proposed an old age pension program.

• Huey Long

• Father Coughlin

• Frances Townsend

• Republican Party

This New Deal critic advocated for what he called "Social Justice"

• Huey Long

• Father Coughlin

• Frances Townsend

• Republican Party

This New Deal critic believed that the New Deal violated the Constitution and American values

• Huey Long

• Father Coughlin

• Frances Townsend

• Republican Party

The "old age pension" proposed by one New Deal critic is the basis for our modern _____ program.

• Banking Insurance

• Worker's Compensation

• Social Security

• Agricultural Loans

Huey Long believed that Americans could use their government incomes to purchase everything from a home to a/an ____

• Automobile

• Phonograph

• Airplane

• Luxury Refrigerator

One of the reasons that the Republican Party criticized the New Deal was because

• They had a better plan that Congress was ignoring

• They believed that Herbert Hoover's approach was better

• Roosevelt was a Democrat and it was an election year

• The American people were suffering more in 1936 than 1929

One thing that Father Couglin believed the government should do was

• Provide all Americans with housing

• Guarantee jobs for every man over 18

• Close all the banks in the United States

• Guarantee a living wage for workers

Which quote most closely means "people have lost their work ethic and expect the government to take care of them."?

• "one of the chief duties of this Government owned Central Bank is to maintain the cost of living"

• "It has destroyed the morale of our people and made them dependent upon government."

• "there would be no such thing as a man or woman who did not have the necessities of life"

• "we must learn to expect and demand that the central Government assume the duty of regulating business activity"

Which quote most closely means "It is the government's job to make sure that businesses operate fairly and we have to make them do it."?

• "one of the chief duties of this Government owned Central Bank is to maintain the cost of living"

• "It has destroyed the morale of our people and made them dependent upon government."

• "there would be no such thing as a man or woman who did not have the necessities of life"

• "we must learn to expect and demand that the central Government assume the duty of regulating business activity"