New Deal Legislation and Impact

Franklin Roosevelt introduced a second New Deal to address grassroots challenges, focusing on emergency relief and the Social Security Act, which provided old-age insurance but excluded many workers. The Revenue Act increased taxes on the wealthy, while the Wagner Act protected union rights, leading to significant union growth. Roosevelt's re-election in 1936 was supported by labor, but the Supreme Court posed challenges to his New Deal initiatives.

What was the primary goal of Franklin Roosevelt's second New Deal?

• To provide emergency relief and old-age insurance

• To support large corporations

• To dismantle the Social Security Act

• To reduce taxes for the wealthy

Which group was NOT covered by the Social Security Act?

• Domestic workers

• Senior citizens

• Unemployed individuals

• Children

What was the purpose of the Revenue Act?

• To eliminate taxes for corporations

• To decrease taxes for the middle class

• To provide tax breaks for farmers

• To increase taxes on the wealthy

What did the Wagner Act require companies to do?

• Provide health insurance to workers

• Increase wages for all employees

• Bargain with any union chosen by workers

• Offer stock options to employees

How did union membership change after the Wagner Act?

• It decreased significantly

• It remained the same

• It grew from 3 million to 9 million

• It was abolished

What tactic did unions use to gain recognition from industrial giants?

• Sit-down strikes

• Public demonstrations

• Petitions

• Boycotts

What was the outcome of the 1936 presidential election for Roosevelt?

• The election was postponed

• He lost to his opponent

• He was re-elected in a landslide

• He decided not to run

Which New Deal legislation did the Supreme Court threaten to overturn?

• The Social Security Act

• Both the Wagner Act and the Social Security Act

• The Wagner Act

• The Revenue Act

What was the Supreme Court's action towards the Agricultural Adjustment Act?

• It ignored the act

• It expanded the act

• It wiped out the act

• It upheld the act

What was Roosevelt's response to the Supreme Court's threat to the New Deal?

• He decided to strike first

• He repealed the New Deal

• He ignored the threat

• He sought a compromise