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WorksheetsUS History: Standard 18
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Securities and Exchange Commission
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
Social Security Admistration
2.
The ____ was an agency formed to insure bank deposits up to a certain amount.
a)
Social Security
b)
SEC
c)
FDIC
d)
Tennessee Valley Authority
3.
When President Roosevelt talked to the American people directly over the radio, they called it ____ ____.
a)
Fireside Chats
b)
the President talking
c)
Chats with me
d)
Campfire chats
4.
Which was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?
a)
“Rugged individualism” will end social inequality
b)
Government must assume greater responsibility for helping the unfortunate
c)
Antitrust legislation could destroy the free enterprise system
d)
State governments should have more power over the economy than the national government
5.
The stock market crash and the dollar’s rapid decline in value, resulted in many Americans to conduct “runs” on which of the following?
a)
banks
b)
movie theaters
c)
grocery stores
d)
brokerage offices
6.
Which New Deal program employed young men to work on various projects to improve the country?
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Fair labor Standards Act
c)
Rural Electrification Act
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
7.
Which "R" does NOT belong?
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Redemption
8.
This organization gave jobs to artist, writers, and musicians to create artwork
a)
Works Progress Administration
b)
Public Works Adminstration
c)
National Recovery Adminstration
d)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
9.
What institution opposed parts of the New Deal because it believed it gave the federal government an unconstitutional amount of power over the states and economy?
a)
Congress
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Stock Market
d)
Executive Branch
10.
What cause of the Great Depression did the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) attempt to solve?
a)
Stock market speculation
b)
Overproduction
c)
Weak banking system
d)
Unsafe loans
11.
This man's "Share the Wealth" campaign and campaign for President as a 3rd party ended up with him getting assassinated
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Huey Long
d)
Huey Short
12.
What is the significance of FDR's "court-packing" plan?
a)
He successfully increased his influence over the Supreme Court
b)
The Supreme Court came to pass all New Deal policies
c)
Congress upheld the separation of powers and shut down FDR's plan
d)
Congress granted FDR total control over the federal government, creating uproar among the American people
13.
Eleanor's husband became ill with polio and could not travel as he needed to. She became his ____________________.
a)
arms and legs
b)
eyes and ears
c)
fingers and toes
d)
gloves and shoes
14.
Which is NOT a way Eleanor Roosevelt helped society?
a)
She helped the poor
b)
She adopted sick children
c)
She fought for racial equality
d)
She was an advocate for women's rights
15.
How did Eleanor act as her husbands eyes and ears when he was president?
a)
She traveled around the country and met with people then reported back to her husband
b)
She would search for enemy spies
c)
She sent letters to people when he requested
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