Exploring the Schechter Poultry Case and the New Deal

What year did the Chester Poultry Corporation vs. United States case take place?

• 1945

• 1935

• 1929

• 1941

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which amendment is particularly relevant to the Chester Poultry Corporation vs. United States case?

• Fourteenth Amendment

• First Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What was the purpose of the National Industrial Recovery Act?

• To regulate the stock market

• To promote fair competition

• To provide unemployment benefits

• To establish a national bank

What specific industry was involved in the Chester Poultry Corporation vs. United States case?

• Steel

• Automobile

• Textile

• Poultry

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What was one of the violations committed by Chester Poultry Corporation?

• Polluting the environment

• Overworking employees

• Selling sick chickens

• Price fixing

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

According to the court anecdote, how were customers supposed to select chickens?

• By price

• By the first chicken that touched their hand

• By color

• By weight

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What was the Supreme Court's decision regarding the National Industrial Recovery Act?

• It was upheld

• It was partially upheld

• It was struck down

• It was sent back to Congress for revision

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which clause did the Supreme Court say was overreached in the Chester Poultry Corporation vs. United States case?

• Equal Protection Clause

• Necessary and Proper Clause

• Interstate Commerce Clause

• Supremacy Clause

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What was FDR's proposed solution to the Supreme Court's decision?

• Amending the Constitution

• Court-packing plan

• Appealing to a higher court

• Vetoing the decision

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What was the public's reaction to FDR's court-packing plan?

• Confused

• Supportive

• Indifferent

• Strongly opposed

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1