The New Deal Quiz

Who was the opponent of Herbert Hoover in the presidential election of 1932?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

What was the purpose of the National Recovery Administration?

• To provide welfare payments to the unemployed

• To coordinate industry standards for production and prices

• To regulate the sale of firearms

• To promote environmental conservation

Which program was designed to provide cheap electric power to people in rural counties in seven southern states?

• National Labor Relations Act

• Tennessee Valley Authority

• Civil Works Administration

• Federal Emergency Relief Administration

What was the outcome of the Supreme Court case U.S. v. Butler?

• It invalidated the National Industrial Recovery Act

• It declared the Wagner Act unconstitutional

• It upheld the Agricultural Adjustment Act

• It struck down the Social Security Act

What was the purpose of the Works Progress Administration?

• To provide unemployment insurance

• To build national parks

• To regulate the economy to prevent future depressions

• To employ people in various projects

Which act guaranteed workers the right to unionize and created a National Labor Relations Board?

• Social Security Act

• National Labor Relations Act

• Glass Stegall Act

• Agricultural Adjustment Act

What was the main source of funding for the Social Security Act?

• Sales tax

• Corporate taxes

• Payroll taxes

• General tax revenue

What was the impact of reducing government subsidies to farms and the WPA in 1937?

• Unemployment rate decreased

• Unemployment rate remained the same

• Inflation rate decreased

• Unemployment rate increased

What brought the Great Depression to an end, according to many economic historians?

• The New Deal programs

• Massive government spending program called World War II

• Reduction in government regulations

• Increase in international trade

What was the transformation in the relationship between the federal government and American citizens after the New Deal?

• Removal of labor unions

• Decreased government spending

• Increased government intervention in people's lives

• Privatization of social security