Unit 5 - New Deal Controversy

What were some positive effects of the New Deal?

• Reduction in public infrastructure funding for private businesses like Standard Oil

• Job creation, infrastructure development, and the establishment of social safety nets

• Dismantling of social programs

• Increased unemployment rates

What New Deal Programs were canceled?

• Social Security Act (SSA) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Agricutral Adjustment Act (AAA)

• Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC)

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

What New Deal programs still exist today?

• Medicare and Medicaid
• Social Security, FDIC, and TVA

• Welfare and Food Stamps
• Public Works Administration

Who were the three open critics of New Deal programs?

• Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, Marie Curie

• Herbert Hoover, Calvin Cooldige, Warren G. Harding

• Huey Long, Father Charles Coughlin, Dr. Francis Townsend
• Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt

What is government deficit spending?

• Government deficit spending is the act of reducing public spending to balance the budget.
• Government deficit spending refers to the practice of collecting more taxes than necessary.
• Government deficit spending is when the government saves more money than it spends.
• Government deficit spending is when spending more money than the government earns in revenue leads to national debt.

True or False: New Deal programs were costing a lot money for the government.

• True

• False

In short, what is the Supreme Court?

• The Supreme Court is a legislative body that creates laws.
• The Supreme Court is a local court for minor disputes.
• The Supreme Court is a council of advisors to the president.
• The Supreme Court is the highest court in the judicial system of a country.

What does the Supreme Court do?

• The Supreme Court manages the executive branch of government.
• The Supreme Court interprets laws and the Constitution, resolves legal disputes, and ensures justice.
• The Supreme Court creates new laws and regulations and ensures the President passes all the laws they want.

• The Supreme Court conducts elections and appoints officials.

What is court packing?

• The act of appointing justices without Senate approval.
• A method to increase the number of judges in lower courts.
• The act of increasing the number of justices on a court to change its ideological balance.

• The process of reducing the number of justices on a court.

Was court packing a popular political move on FDR?

• Yes, court packing was widely supported by the public.
• No, court packing was not a popular political move on FDR.