EOC Spot Check New Deal Day 1

The broom in this cartoon from early 1932 represents changes to the government, which people expected FDR to make. These were changes that would

• be known as the "New Deal."

• be ruled unconstitutional.

• later be known as the "New Freedom".

• later be known as the "Square Deal".

Which of these can be inferred from the graph?

• Over the course of the decade, New Deal programs caused the size of the federal government to expand.

• The crash of the U.S. stock market was felt throughout all sectors of the American economy.

• Hoover’s attempts at ending the Great Depression resulted in enormous government deficits.

• Government spending was greater over entire decade due to the mobilization effort in preparation for war with Germany.

How did agricultural subsidies change after the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was found to be unconstitutional in 1936?

• Under the AAA, subsidies were used to pay farmers to destroy product or leave fields barren unlike today where they are used to produce extra food for market.

• Under the AAA, subsidies were used to collectivize farms into large entities where today they are used to fund small independent farmers.

• Under the AAA, subsidies were not used unlike today where they are used to heavily fund farmers to grow specifically needed crops.

• Under the AAA, subsidies were used to pay small farmers where today they are used to fund large corporate entities.

"Bertrand Snell, the minority leader, saw in the plan "the beginning of the end of everything. The President has Congress groveling at his feet now and he will have complete power when this bill is passed." …Few, however, were incited to open rebellion. Loyalty to FDR was strong, resentment of the Court was running high, and political timidity, never in short supply on Capitol Hill, was seen in abundance."

- excerpt from NPR interview, "FDR's Losing Battle To Pack The Supreme Court," April 13, 2010

Which bill proposed by Present Franklin Roosevelt is referenced in the passage?

• Judicial Reorganization Bill of 1937

• Emergency Banking Relief Act of 1933

• New Deal agencies

• Deficit spending

Why was the "New Deal" such a new concept for the United States government?

• The Federal government became very active in the national economy.

• The states refused to take part in Roosevelt's attempts to end The Great Depression.

• It was the first time a Republican had been President.

• It was the first time a Democrat had been President.

A major criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs to combat the Great Depression was that these programs

• made people dependent on the federal government.

• ignored the plight of homeowners with mortgages.

• provided too much protection for big business.

• reduced the power of the federal government.