STAAR Great Depression/New Deal 21/22

Which action by the federal government was one cause of the Great Depression?

• Failing to decrease the reserve requirement.

• Refusing to regulate the stock market.

• Abolishing the use of the gold standard.

• Eliminating tariffs on foreign trade.

Which reason correctly replaces the question mark on this list?

• Decrease in interest rates.

• Failure of banks.

• Outsourcing of manufacturing jobs.

• Outbreak of a global war.

How did the Great Depression affect American society?

• The price of agricultural goods decreased, causing an increase in demand for farm labor.

• Manufacturing wages increased, causing businesses to concede to labor union demands.

• Demand for luxury goods increased, causing overproduction in manufacturing.

• Businesses were forced to close, causing widespread unemployment.

Which phrase correctly replaces the question mark in this diagram?

• Increase in minimum wage.

• Growth of immigration.

• Increase in unemployment.

• Growth in consumer spending.

How did this response to the Great Depression differ from the ideas of Franklin D. Roosevelt?

• Hoover wanted to implement social welfare programs to provide for the poor.

• Roosevelt wanted private charities to take responsibility for relief efforts.

• Hoover wanted to limit the role of the federal government in managing the crisis.

• Roosevelt wanted state governments to regulate private business activity.

What is the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission?

• To encourage business practices that promote minority employment.

• To maintain fair markets and increase investor confidence in financial institutions.

• To encourage business policies that protect the environment.

• To ensure worker safety and protect the public from hazardous products.

How does the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) continue to affect U.S. citizens?

• By regulating loans made to investors who buy stocks on margin.

• By changing interest rates to prevent people from paying higher prices for goods.

• By providing financial assistance to elderly people who are retired.

• By protecting the savings of bank customers during an economic crisis.

How did the new program described in the poster affect the role of the federal government?

• It provided the federal government with a role in administering a retirement fund for workers.

• It limited the federal government’s power to enforce minimum wage requirements.

• It provided the federal government with a role in managing workers’ bank accounts.

• It limited the federal government’s power to assist workers in manufacturing plants.

What was one result of the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the 1930s?

• State governments took over the responsibility of protecting minority rights.

• The federal government was no longer responsible for protecting natural resources.

• State governments could no longer control their budgets.

• The federal government provided aid to people suffering from unemployment.

Why was the bill in this cartoon important to President Franklin D. Roosevelt?

• He wanted to strengthen the congressional power of impeachment.

• He wanted to strengthen federal judicial authority over state governments.

• He wanted to remove congressional leaders from office.

• He wanted to weaken the power of the judicial branch over the executive.