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WorksheetsNew Deal Test Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
The Works Progress Administration built roads and public buildings during the Great Depression. Today, we still enjoy the work of all of the following groups of people it employed EXCEPT—
artists
writers
bankers
oral historians
The Depression brought FDR to the presidency in 1933. He quickly launched the New Deal. How did Congress react to FDR’s popularity and forcefulness?
They passed measures to prevent his having too much power
They willingly gave many legislative powers to him
They moved to void the New Deal legislation.
They brought the Supreme Court in to review his powers
The court packing scandal of 1937 resulted in President Roosevelt depicted as doing what?
concerned about maintaining state sovereignty
violating the Constitution
abusing his executive power
attempting to manipulate the legislative branch
The goals of the New Deal agencies support the conclusion that the New Deal did what?
gave the federal government a larger role in the day-to-day welfare of its citizens
forced citizens to participate in federal programs
gave preference to state-run agencies over federally run agencies
forced the federal government to adopt isolationist foreign policies
For the purpose of enabling each State to furnish financial assistance, as far as practicable under the conditions in such State, to aged needy individuals, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated . . . for each fiscal year a sum sufficient to carry out the purposes of this title.
—Social Security Act of 1935, Title 1, Section 1
How did the legislation exerpted above affect the relationaship between the U.S. government and its citizens?
It allowed the government to tax investment income
It allowed people to have more direct input in government decisions
It made most people distrust the power of the government
It made the government more responsible for the people’s economic welfare
Which government agency, established during the Great Depression, protects consumers from losing their money if a bank fails?
National Resources Committee
National Recovery Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Which of the following does the Tennessee Valley Authority continue to provide to Americans in the Southeast?
electricity
health care
disaster relief
transportation
The Security and Exchange Commission, established during the Great Depression, continues to regulate which industry?
federal bank
stock markets
banks
health care
Which statement identifies the lasting impact of the New Deal era Federal Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
The FDIC provides oversight of farm subsidies
The FDIC provided grants and loans to new enterprise
The FDIC provides insurance for consumers' bank accounts
The FDIC insures investors' stocks and bonds
Which statement identifies the means by which the Security and Exchange Commission, established in 1934 as part of the New Deal, prevents a recurrence of the stock market crash that set off the Great Depression in 1929?
by drafting legislation on financial aspects of daily life
by ensuring fair, orderly, and efficient markets that protect investors
by providing oversight and control of international trade
by guarding against fraud and corruption in government agencies
The Social Security Act (1935) provided--?
healthcare for children
a tax exemption for families
retirement benefits for seniors
healthcare for seniors
The Federal Housing Administration is a New Deal agency that continues to assist many Americans primarily by?
providing them with money to pay for moving expenses
helping them obtain mortgage loans from banks
helping them choose a reputable home builder
offering incentives for them to invest in rental properties
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is similar to later New Deal legislation in that both?
protected the economy through government intervention in private business
gave direct relief payments to unemployed citizens
provided more efficient services through public utility regulation
borrowed money from foreign banks to reduce the national debt
