New Deal Quiz

Created government jobs (natural resource conservation) for young men in 1933.

• National Recovery Administration (NRA)

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Works Progress/Projects Administration (WPA)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Which New Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• National Recovery Administration

Which New Deal program was primarily responsible for creating jobs through public works projects?

• Social Security Administration (SSA)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

• Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

What was the main goal of the Social Security Act, passed as part of the New Deal?

• To provide jobs for unemployed youth

• To regulate the stock market

• To provide financial assistance to the elderly, disabled, and unemployed

• To improve agricultural prices by reducing crop production

Which group was a primary opponent of the New Deal, arguing that it restricted business and individual freedom?

• Labor unions

• The Democratic Party

• Business leaders and conservative politicians

• Farmers

The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) was designed to

• reduce agricultural production.

• increase consumer protection and financial oversight.

• assist in the recovery of industry through codes of fair competition.

• provide direct relief to the elderly and unemployed.

Which New Deal program aimed to provide affordable electricity to rural areas of the United States?

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• Rural Electrification Administration (REA)

• Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

• National Recovery Administration (NRA)

How did the Supreme Court initially respond to several key pieces of New Deal legislation?

• By fully supporting and upholding all New Deal laws

• By striking down several major New Deal laws as unconstitutional

• By requesting amendments to soften the impact on businesses

• By ignoring New Deal legislation and focusing on state laws

The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) sought to raise crop prices by

• increasing the import of foreign crops.

• encouraging farmers to plant more crops.

• paying farmers to reduce crop production.

• subsidizing the export of crops to foreign markets.

Who was a prominent critic of the New Deal, advocating for a "Share Our Wealth" program?

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Huey Long

• Charles Coughlin