Great Depression/New Deal

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What was one factor that led to the Great Depression? Options: government limitations on the amount of money in circulation, increases in the tax rate for corporations, excessive speculation in the stock market, high wages paid by employers

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excessive speculation in the stock market

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What was one economic consequence of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal?

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The role of the federal government in the economy expanded.

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Passage of the Social Security Act (1935) helped American workers by

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providing financial assistance after retirement

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The criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to court-pack the Supreme Court was that he was

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attempting to exercise too much executive power over the Supreme Court

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A major difference between the philosophies of President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in responding to the Great Depression is that Roosevelt

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supported direct relief to people out of work

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Opponents of the New Deal criticized President Franklin D. Roosevelt for: expanding the role and size of the federal government, permitting banks to operate without government regulation, weakening the executive branch, reducing spending to balance the budget

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expanding the role and size of the federal government

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An important factor contributing to the start of the Great Depression in the United States was the: uneven distribution of wealth, increase in military spending, reduction of tariff rates, failure to maintain the gold standard

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uneven distribution of wealth

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A major purpose of Section 202 of Federal legislation is to: guarantee an annual income to experienced employees, assure adequate medical care for the elderly, reward workers for their support of the union movement, provide economic assistance to retired workers

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provide economic assistance to retired workers

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The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Presidency in 1932 reflected the desire of many Americans to

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have government take an active role in solving economic problems

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Critics charged that President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan to increase the number of Supreme Court Justices was clearly in conflict with what?

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the constitutional principle of checks and balances