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WorksheetsUSH-U9-The New Deal
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 39mins
Who won the 1932 election?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Jo.....
Warren Harding
Franklin Roosevelt was a...
Republican
Democrat
Jedi
What communication device did FDR use to calm America's fears?
radio
TV
the internet
insta-face-gram-chat
Which Amendment STARTED Prohibition of alcohol?
18th
19th
20th
21st
Which Amendment ENDED Prohibition of alcohol?
18th
19th
20th
21st
Which Amendment moved the start date for the new President from March to January?
18th
19th
20th
21st
Which was NOT one of the categories for FDR's New Deal Programs?
relief
recovery
reform
revolution
What was the main purpose of the "banking holiday" when FDR shut down all the banks?
to reduce the money supply
to make sure all banks could reopen
to put new managers in place
to restore confidence in the banking system
Which New Deal program employed mostly unmarried men doing things like: planting trees, flood control, & erosion prevention?
Federal Theater Project
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
Social Security Act
The Works Progress Administration funded things like:
roads, bridges
airports
schools
all the above
Which program raised crop prices, paid farmers to leave land unplanted, slaughter excess livestock.
Public Works Administration
National Labor Relations Board
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Which program is most know for building a large series of dams to produce hydroelectric power ?
Public Works Administration
National Labor Relations Board
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
One New Deal program dealt specifically with mortgages. What is a mortgage?
a loan for consumer goods
a loan for a house
a loan for a car
a loan for a small business
What was the Soil Conservation Act trying to prevent?
another Dust Bowl
another stock market crash
another album by Cardio B
another immigration crisis
Which was NOT part of the Social Security Act?
retirement for elderly Americans
a cash supplement for young Americans
unemployment compensation
Disability payments
Who regulates the Stock Market?
Da President
Da Congress
Da Securities & Exchange Commission
Da Baby
Which law separated the commercial (retail) banks from the risky investment banks?
Glass-Steagall Act
Federal Securities Act
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Emergency Banking Act
What govt agency makes sure that if Mr. Barr robs your bank while he's "chasin dem bags" , your money will be refunded by the government?
National Labor Relations Board
Securities & Exchange Commission
Federal Securities Act
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Which law tried to establish codes for fair business practices, regulate wages, production & prices? But was struck down as unconstitutional by the SCOTUS?
National Industrial Recovery Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
National Labor Relations Act
Gold Reserve Act
Which law banned child labor & set a minimum wage?
National Industrial Recovery Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
National Labor Relations Act
Gold Reserve Act
Which law legalized collective bargaining, closed shops & was meant to bring peace between the labor unions & management?
AKA...the Wagner Act
National Industrial Recovery Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
National Labor Relations Act
Gold Reserve Act
TRUE OR FALSE: Many New Deal programs were shot down by the Supreme Court.
TRUE
FALSE
What did FDR want to do to stop his laws from being shot down by the Supreme Court?
help Republicans win the House & Senate
pack the Supreme Court with more justices loyal to him
abolish the Supreme Court
get rid of Congress
People like Charles Coughlin & Huey Long _____________ FDR's New Deal.
SUPPORTED
OPPOSED
What was Huey Long's proposed plan to get America out of the Depression?
The New Deal
The Newer New Deal
Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Share Our Wealth
Who was the 1st female cabinet member?
Mary McLeod Bethune
Francis Perkins
Eleanor Roosevelt
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The New Deal _______________________ government involvement and control over the economy.
INCREASED
DECREASED
Had No effect
How did most people feel about FDR's plan to "pack the Supreme Court" to make sure his New Deal passed?
they supported his plan
they opposed his plan
they didn't care about his plan
Government spending ____________ during the New Deal Era.
INCREASED
DECREASED
stayed the same
In a "closed shop" union agreement.....
employers can hire whomever they want
employers can't hire union members
employers can only hire union members
Who was President at the beginning of the Great Depression?
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Which was NOT part of the New Deal program categories?
Relief
Reparations
Reform
Recovery
Which of these was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
high consumer debt
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930
decrease in unemployment
overproduction in manufacturing & farming
Which best describes the New Deal era?
a return to laissez faire policies of Hoover, Harding & Coolidge
de-regulation of most major industries
decrease in federal involvement in the economy
increase in federal involvement in the economy
America puts tariffs on foreign imports bc those imports are __________ than American products.
MORE EXPENSIVE
CHEAPER
SAFER
MORE DANGEROUS
Another word for relief is.....
tariff
welfare
laissez faire
labor
Programs like the CCC, PWA & WPA focused on what?
regulating the stock market
banking reforms
labor union laws
job creation
Which New Deal program focused on restoring confidence in the banking system?
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Civilian Conservation Corps
Public Works Administration
Which law did Barr say (on 2 separate days) was one of the most important laws in our nation's history?
Wagner Act
National Industrial Recovery Act
Glass-Steagall Act
Emergency Banking Relief Act
