New Deal

What is the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission?

• to encourage business practices that promote minority employment

• to maintain fair markets and increase investor confidence in financial institutions

• to encourage business policies that protect the environment

• to ensure worker safety and protect the public from hazardous products

How does the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) continue to affect U.S. citizens?

• By regulating loans made to investors that buy stocks on margin

• By changing interest rates to prevent people from paying higher prices for goods

• By protecting the savings of bank customers during an economic crisis

• By providing financial assistance to elderly people who retired

Which New Deal agency was created to specifically serve this population?

• Federal Housing Administration

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Social Security Administration

What does the sticker in this illustration represent to the patrons of this bank?

• Restrictions on the federal governments ability to set prime interest rates

• The power of the federal government to privatize banks

• Limitations on the role of the federal government in providing home loans

• The federal governments assurance of protection of individual bank deposits

The Federal Housing Administration is a New Deal agency that continues to assist many Americans by -

• providing them with money to pay for moving expenses

• helping them obtain mortgage loans from banks

• helping them choose a reputable home builder

• offering incentives for them to invest in rental properties

How did the new program described in this poster affect the role of the federal government?

• It provided the federal government with a role in administering a retirement fund for workers

• It limited the federal governments power to enforce minimum wage requirements

• It provided the federal government with a role in managing workers bank accounts

What was one result of the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the 1930s?

• State governments took over the responsibility of protecting minority rights

• The federal government was no longer responsible for protecting natural resources

• State governments could no longer control their budgets

• The federal government provided aid to people suffering from unemployment

Match the following description to the correct New Deal agency

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• protected bank deposits

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• offered financial assistance to the unemployed and elderly

• Social Security Administration

• provided jobs for young men in environmental projects

• Agricultural Adjustment Agency

• helped farmers during by paying them to reduce crop production

The goals of these New Deal agencies support the conclusion that the New Deal -

• gave the federal government a larger role in the day-to-day welfare of citizens

• forced citizens to participate in federal programs

• gave preference to state run agencies over federally run agencies

• forced the federal government to adopt isolationist foreign policies

The ​ (a)   was a New Deal agency that aimed to raise crop prices by paying farmers to reduce their production, while the ​ (b)   was established to insure bank deposits and restore public confidence in the banking system.

• Agricultural Adjustment Administration
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Social Security Administration
• Federal Housing Administration
• Public Works Administration