Great Depression/New Deal Part III

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

• I 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's 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 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.

Which statement best explains one effect of the New Deal?

• The federal government took control of public education and universities.

• Corporations had to obtain permission from state governments before hiring workers.

• Labor uniions had to provide justification to state governments before conducting strikes.

• People relied more on the federal government for assistance.

Which of the following was a significant effect of New Deal legislation?

• Income tax rates changed

• The Federal government took on new roles

• The regulatioon of intrastate trade was transferred to the states

• States became the enforcers of immigration law

The goals of these New Deal agencies support the conclusion that the New Deal-

• Gave the federal government a larger role in the day to day welfare of its citizens

• forced citizens to participate in federal programs

• gave preferences to state run agencies over federally run agencies

• forced the federal government to adopt isolationist foreign policies

The Social Security Act affected the role of the federal government by-

• authorizing a flat tax

• creating a government administered benefits program

• implementing new regulations on travel

• establishing an agency to monitor immigration

In response to the national crisis posed by the Great Depression, the US government-

• Abandoned deficit spending

• dismantled agencies

• assumed a principal role in protecting economic stability

• decreased entitlement programs

What is one ongoing result of the New Deal-

• The federal government funded the space industry

• state governments deny residency to people in other states

• State government uses taxes to fund social security programs

• People can rely more on the federal government during hard times

How did the legislation excerpted above affect the relationship between the US government and its citizens?

• It allowed the government to tax investment income.

• It allowed people to have more direct imput in government decisions

• People started to distrust government

• government became more responsible for the people's economic welfare

Some of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs were declared unconstitutional when the Supreme Court held that they-

• required cooperation from other countries

• prevented equal access to the judicial system

• granted privileges to religious organizations

• infringed on powers reserved to states