Social Security Act Quiz

Who was the President of the United States that established Social Security. He gave the speech(DOC. A) on the signing of the Social Security Act in 1935?

• Barack Obama

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Ronald Reagan

What four programs are included in the Social Security bill according to FDR?

• Unemployment compensation, old-age pensions, increased services for children, prevention of ill health

• Unemployment compensation, old-age pensions, increased taxes, child protection

• Unemployment benefits, retirement funds, increased taxes, child protection

• Unemployment benefits, retirement funds, healthcare services, child welfare

Who does Charles H. Houston say are excluded from Social Security?

• Employed persons, stockholders

• All African Americans

• African American sharecroppers, domestic servants,

• African Americans, white-collar workers, business owners, insurance holders

According to DOC. C, what was M.A. counting on to support her in old age?

• Unemployment benefits

• A Government Pension

• Her savings

• Her family

What was the tone of DOC. A when FDR signed into act Social Security?

• Optimistic

• Pessimistic

• Meh.

"Our citizens who will receive direct benefits through unemployment

compensation, through old-age pensions, and through increased

services for the protection of children and the prevention of ill health."

• Document A

• Document B

• Document C

The speaker of DOC B. is Charles H. Houston. Charles was a leader of the NAACP. How did Charles feel about the Social Security Act?

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The speaker of DOC C. was a women writing a letter to President Roosevelt's wife Eleanor. How did M.A. feel about the Social Security Act?

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According to the Social Security DBQ, how did President Roosevelt feel about the government intervening in the problems of the people like unemployment and old-age retirement (pensions)?

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Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• Tennessee Valley Authority
• Social Security Admistration