Review #3 (d)

What is the term used to describe the collection of government programs and legislation introduced by Roosevelt to get the US economy moving in the right direction?

• The Great Society

• The Square Deal

• The Fair Deal

• The New Deal

What is the name given to the period from FDR's inauguration in March 1933 through the following June?

• The First 100 Days

• The New Beginning

• The Hundred Days of Reform

• The Initial Recovery Period

What did Roosevelt offer to Americans that Hoover did not?

• A cabinet position

• The Brain Trust

• Direct relief

• The New Deal

What was the aim of the Reform measures in the New Deal?

• To deregulate the banking system

• To reduce government intervention in the economy

• To correct problems in the economy and prevent future depressions

• To privatize government-owned enterprises

What was the purpose of the Bank Holiday as described in the New Deal?

• To provide long-term government jobs

• To halt the economy's deterioration

• To stop the panic and restore confidence

• To give immediate cash payments to those in need

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was created for what purpose?

• To provide immediate cash relief

• To build dams in the Tennessee river valley

• To regulate stock market activity

• To insure deposits money in savings banks

What was the main goal of the Social Security Administration established during the New Deal?

• To provide temporary programs to restart the flow of consumer demand

• To ensure that older people have enough money to survive

• To prevent banks from going under

• To create fair business practices

What did the Supreme Court decide about some New Deal programs?

• They were effective and necessary

• They were constitutional

• They were unconstitutional

• They needed to be expanded

Which of the following is a true statement about the federal government after the New Deal?

• The federal government was less involved in people's everyday lives.

• The federal government contracted and became smaller.

• The federal government expanded and was more involved in people's everyday lives.

• The federal government's involvement in people's lives remained unchanged.

What was the main idea of Huey Long's "Share the Wealth" plan in 1934?

• To provide a guaranteed job for every American

• To give a guaranteed annual income of at least $5,000 for every American

• To increase taxes on the wealthy without redistributing the income

• To create a new form of currency for the United States