Chapter 23 Quizizz Review Activity-The New Deal

What was the first major action Roosevelt took as President?

• He called the first meeting of the "brain trust"

• He proposed a reorganization of the Supreme Court

• He closed all of the nation's banks and ordered inspections

• He established the Civil Works Administration to provide job relief

Who was the first woman to serve on the Presidential Cabinet?

• Arlene Francis

• Frances Perkins

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Mary McLeod Bethune

Which of the following was a goal of the New Deal?

• Increasing consumer purchasing power

• Increasing industrial and farm surpluses

• Decreasing prices of farm goods

• Decreasing government regulation of business

Which of the following was most directly responsible for creating new jobs and putting people to work?

• Social Security Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• National Labor Relations Act

• Works Progress Administration

Which of the following was a main objective of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?

• To increase farm

  production

• To raise prices of farm products

• To provide pensions for retired farmers

• To encourage more people to enter farming

Which piece of New Deal legislation was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?

• Wagner Act

• Social Security Act

• Emergency Banking Relief Act

• National Industrial Recovery Act

All of the following were part of the New Deal Coalition EXCEPT

• Rural Democrats

• African Americans

• Southern Republicans

• Unionized Industrial Workers

Which of the following New Deal programs were designed not simply to promote recovery from the Depression, but to actually reform the economy?

• Social Security Act

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Works Progress Administration

• Federal Emergency Relief Administration

Who wrote the novel, The Grapes of Wrath?

• Grant Wood

• John Steinbeck

• Richard Wright

• Pedro J. Gonzalez

This required corporations to provide complete, truthful information on all stock offerings.

• Wagner Act

• Social Security Act

• Federal Securities Act

• Civilian Conservation Corps