THE NEW DEAL QUIZ

What was the purpose of the Emergency Banking Act?

• To provide immediate relief for people in need

• To guarantee bank deposits

• To help businesses reopen and recover

• • To allow banks to reorganize and stabilize

Which agency was created to insure bank mortgages?

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

• Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

• National Recovery Administration (NRA)

• • Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)

What was the main goal of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?

• To provide work for young men conserving natural resources

• To create government-funded construction projects

• To provide jobs for 25% of adult Americans

• • To set codes of fair competition for businesses

Which New Deal program provided jobs for writers and artists?

• Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)

  
  

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

• National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)

• • Social Security Act (SSA)

What was the outcome of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)?

•  It aimed to raise farmers' income by cutting crop production

• It insured bank mortgages

•  It helped businesses reopen and recover

• It was declared unconstitutional in 1935

Which agency was created to regulate stock exchanges and investment advisers?

• Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

• National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

• Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

What did the 2nd Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) do?

• offered farmers subsidies in exchange for limiting their production of certain crops.

• stopped children from working on the farms

• Insured bank mortgages

• Provided relief for people in need

Which act set a minimum wage and maximum workweek?

• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

• Glass-Steagall Banking Act

• National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)

• Social Security Act (SSA)

What was the purpose of the Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)?

• To provide work for young men conserving natural resources

• To create government-funded construction projects

• To instill immediate relief for people in need

• To guarantee bank deposits

Which New Deal program aimed to provide comfort to those in need?

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)

• Public Works Administration (PWA)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)