New Deal and Economic Policies

Why were programs like the PWA and WPA created during the New Deal?

• To regulate private industry and limit competition

• To reduce government spending during the Depression

• To create jobs and address widespread unemployment

• To provide loans to banks and corporations

Which idea best explains how government spending can stimulate economic growth?

• It reduces taxes for wealthy investors

• It puts money into the economy through jobs and projects

• It limits consumer spending to control inflation

• It replaces private businesses with government agencies

Why might critics of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal have argued that it represented 'government control' of the economy?

• The programs required states to eliminate private businesses

• Federal programs directly influenced employment and industry

• Roosevelt ended all market competition

• Congress transferred economic power to local governments

How does federal investment in infrastructure like highways stimulate economic growth?

• By discouraging interstate trade

• By limiting transportation to local use

• By increasing regulation of private businesses

• By supporting commerce, travel, and job creation

In what way does the Farm Bill act as a subsidy for American agriculture?

• It replaces private farms with government-owned farms

• It guarantees minimum prices and provides financial support

• It limits which crops farmers are allowed to grow

• It eliminates risk for all agricultural production

What is one criticism of federal farm subsidies mentioned in the text?

• They increase food shortages

• They reduce farmer income

• They may encourage unhealthy diets

• They eliminate competition between farmers

How were the goals of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) similar to those of the New Deal?

• Both focused on reducing government involvement in the economy

• Both aimed to stimulate economic growth during major downturns

• Both relied primarily on state governments for funding

• Both eliminated long-term federal employment

The slate of programs that Roosevelt argues for in this passage became known collectively as the...........

• New Deal

• Invisible Hand

• Progressive Era

• Roosevelt Corollary

In this speech, Roosevelt mentions the provision of 'temporary work' on construction projects of public value and interest. Which programs from the following list aimed to fulfill this policy goal?

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

• Works Progress Administration

• Public Works Administration

• Agricultural Adjustment Act

• Social Security

Which phrase best describes the set of measures that Roosevelt calls for here and largely enacted while in office?

• a short-lived series of hardship relief programs

• a transfer of federal responsibilities to individual states

• a much-touted set of programs that ultimately had little impact

• a lasting expansion of the federal government’s role in social welfare