New Deal Programs and Their Impact

What significant change did the New Deal bring about regarding the role of the federal government in the lives of most Americans?

• It significantly reduced the government's involvement in economic and social affairs.

• It redefined the federal government's role, leading to increased intervention in the economy and social welfare.

• It shifted power primarily to state and local governments.

• It established a purely laissez-faire economic system.

What were the three main categories of programs under the New Deal, designed to address the Great Depression?

• Relief, Recovery, and Reform

• Rebuilding, Regulation, and Redistribution

• Restoration, Revival, and Restructuring

• Reassurance, Rehabilitation, and Renewal

Which New Deal program aimed to raise farm prices by paying farmers to reduce crop production and slaughter livestock, leading to controversy during a time of widespread hunger?

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

• Public Works Administration (PWA)

• Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

How did the Supreme Court initially respond to several key New Deal programs, such as the Agricultural Adjustment Act and the National Industrial Recovery Act?

• It consistently upheld all New Deal legislation.

• It declared many programs unconstitutional.

• It expanded the President's powers to implement the New Deal.

• It remained neutral, refusing to rule on the programs.

What was a significant outcome of the Wagner Act?

• It established a national minimum wage.

• It guaranteed workers the right to form unions and bargain collectively.

• It created a federal unemployment insurance program.

• It provided aid to disabled individuals and poor families.

Which of the following was a key provision of the Social Security Act of 1935?

• Establishment of the Civilian Conservation Corps.

• Creation of a national system for unemployment insurance and retirement benefits.

• Direct federal relief payments to all unemployed citizens.

• Government ownership of major industries.

What was a primary function of the Works Progress Administration (WPA)?

• To provide loans to struggling businesses.

• To regulate the stock market and banking industry.

• To employ millions of Americans in public works projects and artistic endeavors.

• To establish agricultural price supports for farmers.

How did the New Deal fundamentally change Americans' expectations of their government?

• It led Americans to expect less government intervention in the economy.

• It fostered a belief that the government should actively address economic and social problems.

• It encouraged a return to a purely free-market economic system.

• It shifted all responsibility for welfare to state and local governments.