New Deal Quiz

Who was elected in 1932 and implemented the New Deal?

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Huey Long

What was the set of policies developed by Franklin Roosevelt to help problems of the Great Depression called?

• Fair Deal

• New Deal

• Great Reform

• Square Deal

What was the first thing Roosevelt did to reform banking and finance?

• Introduced the National Recovery Act

• Declared a 'banking holiday'

• Established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp

• Proposed the Court Packing Bill

What was the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?

• Provided direct relief for the needy

• Established code of fair practice

• Put young men to work building roads and parks

• Furnished loans for houses

Which program helped put 8 million people to work and created airports, roads, public buildings, and garments for the needy?

• National Recovery Association (NRA)

• Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

• Federal Emergency Relief Association (FERA)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

What did the Wagner Act establish in 1935?

• Maximum working hours to 44 hours per week

• Collective bargaining and prohibited unfair firings of union members

• Aid to those over 65

• Set minimum wage

What was the purpose of the Social Security Act passed in 1935?

• Provided aid to those over 65 and others who couldn't work.

• Limited workers under 16

• Expanded electricity throughout the country

• Established collective bargaining

What did the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) do?

• Expanded electricity throughout the country

• Established collective bargaining

• Limited workers under 16

• Provided aid to those over 65

What was the reason for FDR asking Congress to approve appointing 6 new justices?

• To establish collective bargaining

• To expand electricity throughout the country

• To prevent further withdrawals and 'panic'

• To give himself the power to appoint judges who would support his New Deal.

What was the main criticism of the New Deal by some conservatives?

• It gave government too much power and would lead to socialism

• It didn't do enough to help the poor and reform the economic system

• It used deficit spending

• It didn't provide direct relief for the needy