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Starr New Deal

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which New Deal program was in charge of regulating the stock market?

a)

SEC

b)

Social Security

c)

EBRA

d)

FDIC

2.

You know what is in your food, medicine and make up because of this New Deal Program.

a)

FDIC

b)

FDC

c)

SSA

d)

AAA

3.

Young people got jobs and job training because of the...

a)

PWA

b)

FDIC

c)

Social Security Act

d)

NYA

4.

Built dams, bridges, power plants, hospitals, schools, and roads.

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

National Recovery Administration

c)

Public Works Administration

d)

Federal Emergency Relief Act

5.

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

6.

Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt attempt to “pack” the U.S. Supreme Court in 1937?

a)

he was angry that the court had ruled some of his New Deal programs unconstitutional

b)

he wanted to appoint a number of his friends to the court

c)

he felt that having so many older men on the court was dangerous for the nation

d)

he was having a bad week

7.

Insured bank deposits of up to 5,000. This helped to bring confidence back into the banks.

a)

FDIC

b)

SEC

c)

AAA

d)

TVA

8.

Financial Aid to farmers who were encouraged to burn crops and slaughter livestock to reduce supply and increase demand.

a)

Agricultural Advancement Act

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority

c)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

d)

Agricultural Authority Act

9.

Built a series of dams in the TN River Valley to control flooding and generate power

a)

Agriculture Adjustment Act

b)

Lexington Electric

c)

Hoover Dam

d)

Tennessee Valley Authority

10.

When was FDR first elected president

a)

1928

b)

1930

c)

1932

d)

1936

11.

This New Deal program was designed to lower mortgage rates and keep people in their homes.

a)

PWA

b)

Wagner Act

c)

Social Security

d)

HOLC

12.

Which of the following programs was NOT a works program (jobs program)?

a)

CCC

b)

WPA

c)

USHA

d)

CWA

13.

Which New Deal program was responsible for providing electricity to rural areas?

a)

A) TVA

b)

B) CCC

c)

C) WPA

d)

D) NRA

14.

The New Deal program that aimed to support artists, writers, and musicians was known as the...

a)

A) WPA

b)

B) FERA

c)

C) TVA

d)

D) SEC

15.

Which New Deal initiative was created to insure bank deposits and restore trust in the American banking system?

a)

A) FDIC

b)

B) AAA

c)

C) CCC

d)

D) PWA