Legacy of the New Deal

Which of the following is a right workers enjoy today due to the New Deal? (Click all that apply)

• Minimum Wage

• 40 hour work week

• Unemployment insurance

• Right to unionize

Who was the first female cabinet member who helped to create Social Security?

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Marian Anderson

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Francis Perkins

At what age can retirees withdraw full benefits from Social Security?

• 55

• 62

• 65

• 68

For decades the Democratic Party could count on southern states known as the _ for political support.

(a)  

Which of the following is a way the New Deal discriminated against minorities? (Click all that apply)

• Fewer minorities were hired than whites in New Deal programs.

• New Deal programs often paid minorities less.

• The CCC segregated black workers from whites.

_ spending is when the government spends more than it takes in and was normalized under the New Deal.

(a)  

The size and power of the government dramatically increased under the New Deal.

• True

• False