WorksheetsSSUSH18 Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was the unemployment rate during the Great Depression when Franklin Roosevelt took office?
10%
15%
25%
35%
What was the purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created during the New Deal?
To regulate the Stock Market.
To provide insurance on individual bank accounts with deposits up to $5000.
To help recover crop prices by cutting production.
To build dams, power plants, and control flooding and erosion.
What was the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) established in the New Deal?
To ensure long-term employment for Americans.
To provide public confidence in America's financial institutions.
To regulate the Stock Market and prevent another stock market crash.
To provide immediate and long-term relief for the unemployed.
Which of the following was NOT included in the first version of the Social Security Act?
A) Old-age pensions
B) Unemployment insurance
C) Aid to the disabled
D) Aid to children
Who was one of Franklin Roosevelt's biggest critics and planned to challenge him in the presidential election of 1936?
Senator Huey P. Long
Senator John Doe
Governor Smith
President John F. Kennedy
What was the main intent of Roosevelt's plan to reorganize the federal judiciary system?
To reduce the workload of the current Supreme Court justices
To improve the efficiency of the entire system by adding judges at all levels
To ensure that his New Deal programs would be upheld by appointing new justices
To lower the retirement age of Supreme Court justices
What term was used to criticize Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to add more justices to the Supreme Court?
Reform the court
Balance the court
Pack the court
Expand the court
How did Eleanor Roosevelt change the role of the First Lady?
By focusing solely on domestic issues
By being actively involved in humanitarian causes and advising the President
By limiting her public appearances to traditional First Lady roles
By staying out of political matters and focusing on ceremonial duties
Why was the Social Security Act created?
To provide health insurance for all citizens.
To establish a national pension fund for retired workers.
To provide financial assistance to the unemployed, elderly, and disabled.
To regulate the stock market and prevent future economic crashes.
How did Eleanor Roosevelt serve as an extension of the President and take on those roles?
By focusing on her duties as a traditional First Lady.
By acting as a diplomat and representing the US abroad.
By actively engaging in politics and advocating for human rights.
By managing the White House staff and hosting state dinners.
