Question 1

The New Deal had moved far enough to the left by 1935 that the poorest of workers,including domestic servants and agricultural laborers,were covered by the Social Security Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The New Deal program that created utility cooperatives for rural Americans was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Resettlement Administration. 
B)  Farm Security Administration. 
C)  Rural Electrification Administration. 
D)  Civilian Conservation Corps. 
E)  Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act. 
A)  Resettlement Administration. 
B)  Farm Security Administration. 
C)  Rural Electrification Administration. 
D)  Civilian Conservation Corps. 
E)  Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act.

Question 3

What did the New Deal accomplish in the 1930s? What did it not accomplish? Why did it fail to end the Depression?

Accepted Answer

The New Deal, implemented by President F

Question 4

Was Franklin Roosevelt a progressive president in the tradition of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson? What similarities and differences did he share with these two men?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Franklin Roosevelt was a progressiv

Question 5

Much of Franklin Roosevelt's early success as president was a result of his personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

During his first term,President Roosevelt grew increasingly willing to openly attack corporate interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

John Collier is associated with New Deal

Accepted Answer

A)  Indian policies. 
B)  programs for African Americans. 
C)  health programs for children. 
D)  initiatives for the working class. 
E)  administration of public works. 
A)  Indian policies. 
B)  programs for African Americans. 
C)  health programs for children. 
D)  initiatives for the working class. 
E)  administration of public works.

Question 8

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

Accepted Answer

A)  signaled the start of a new round of New Deal legislation. 
B)  sought to eliminate hiring discrimination based on race, but not on gender. 
C)  did not include a provision regarding working hours. 
D)  established a national minimum wage. 
E)  created an enforcement mechanism to protect unions' right to organize. 
A)  signaled the start of a new round of New Deal legislation. 
B)  sought to eliminate hiring discrimination based on race, but not on gender. 
C)  did not include a provision regarding working hours. 
D)  established a national minimum wage. 
E)  created an enforcement mechanism to protect unions' right to organize.

Question 9

In 1937,President Franklin Roosevelt's call to expand the Supreme Court came from

Accepted Answer

A)  complaints by several justices that they were being overworked. 
B)  a desire not to have to choose between two different popular candidates for chief justice. 
C)  a Democratic plan to gain the for the party permanent control of the federal government. 
D)  his opinion that the Court needed to review a larger number of cases. 
E)  his desire to change the ideological balance of the Court. 
A)  complaints by several justices that they were being overworked. 
B)  a desire not to have to choose between two different popular candidates for chief justice. 
C)  a Democratic plan to gain the for the party permanent control of the federal government. 
D)  his opinion that the Court needed to review a larger number of cases. 
E)  his desire to change the ideological balance of the Court.

Question 10

President Roosevelt was dissatisfied with the National Labor Relations Act,but he did sign it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

During the 1937 sit-down strike of General Motors,the federal government

Accepted Answer

A)  actively sided with the strikers. 
B)  actively sided with the company. 
C)  assumed control of the plant. 
D)  negotiated a settlement through federal arbitration. 
E)  refused to intervene in the dispute. 
A)  actively sided with the strikers. 
B)  actively sided with the company. 
C)  assumed control of the plant. 
D)  negotiated a settlement through federal arbitration. 
E)  refused to intervene in the dispute.

Question 12

A series of 1935 Roosevelt proposals for higher tax rates on the wealthy was likely designed to undercut Senator Huey Long's Share-Our-Wealth Plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the American West,New Deal programs

Accepted Answer

A)  were limited and had a minimal impact on life. 
B)  focused on the few large cities. 
C)  led to a change in existing racial relations. 
D)  disproportionately benefited the region, with more funding than any other part of the country. 
E)  drew considerable opposition for their environmentalist bias. 
A)  were limited and had a minimal impact on life. 
B)  focused on the few large cities. 
C)  led to a change in existing racial relations. 
D)  disproportionately benefited the region, with more funding than any other part of the country. 
E)  drew considerable opposition for their environmentalist bias.

Question 14

The Supreme Court declared both the National Industrial Recovery Act and the Agricultural Adjustment Act to be unconstitutional.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The National Industrial Recovery Act sought to tighten antitrust provisions and make important concessions to labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the 1930s,the Congress of Industrial Organization

Accepted Answer

A)  grew out of a dispute within the American Federation of Labor. 
B)  was less militant than the American Federation of Labor. 
C)  would not accept women or blacks as members. 
D)  confined its organizing to the steel and coal industries. 
E)  refused to get involved in organizing the automobile industry. 
A)  grew out of a dispute within the American Federation of Labor. 
B)  was less militant than the American Federation of Labor. 
C)  would not accept women or blacks as members. 
D)  confined its organizing to the steel and coal industries. 
E)  refused to get involved in organizing the automobile industry.

Question 17

The Agricultural Adjustment Act

Accepted Answer

A)  favored small farm operations over large ones. 
B)  fostered further instability in the agricultural economy. 
C)  protected tenant farmers. 
D)  failed to improve farm prices. 
E)  was declared unconstitutional in large part by the Supreme Court. 
A)  favored small farm operations over large ones. 
B)  fostered further instability in the agricultural economy. 
C)  protected tenant farmers. 
D)  failed to improve farm prices. 
E)  was declared unconstitutional in large part by the Supreme Court.

Question 18

How did New Deal programs evolve between 1933 and 1935?

Accepted Answer

The New Deal programs evolved significan

Question 19

Under the National Industrial Recovery Act,the code writing was to be done by Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Much of Father Charles Coughlin's outspoken criticism of the Roosevelt administration revolved around the issue of

Accepted Answer

A)  the right of labor to organize in unions. 
B)  giving public relief jobs to women with children. 
C)  the repeal of prohibition. 
D)  changing the banking and currency system. 
E)  taxing excess corporate profits and surplus riches. 
A)  the right of labor to organize in unions. 
B)  giving public relief jobs to women with children. 
C)  the repeal of prohibition. 
D)  changing the banking and currency system. 
E)  taxing excess corporate profits and surplus riches.

Exam 24: The New Deal

The New Deal had moved far enough to the left by 1935 that the poorest of workers,including domestic servants and agricultural laborers,were covered by the Social Security Act.

The New Deal program that created utility cooperatives for rural Americans was the

What did the New Deal accomplish in the 1930s? What did it not accomplish? Why did it fail to end the Depression?

Was Franklin Roosevelt a progressive president in the tradition of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson? What similarities and differences did he share with these two men?

Much of Franklin Roosevelt's early success as president was a result of his personality.

During his first term,President Roosevelt grew increasingly willing to openly attack corporate interests.

John Collier is associated with New Deal

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

In 1937,President Franklin Roosevelt's call to expand the Supreme Court came from

President Roosevelt was dissatisfied with the National Labor Relations Act,but he did sign it.

During the 1937 sit-down strike of General Motors,the federal government

A series of 1935 Roosevelt proposals for higher tax rates on the wealthy was likely designed to undercut Senator Huey Long's Share-Our-Wealth Plan.

In the American West,New Deal programs

The Supreme Court declared both the National Industrial Recovery Act and the Agricultural Adjustment Act to be unconstitutional.

The National Industrial Recovery Act sought to tighten antitrust provisions and make important concessions to labor.

In the 1930s,the Congress of Industrial Organization

The Agricultural Adjustment Act

How did New Deal programs evolve between 1933 and 1935?

Under the National Industrial Recovery Act,the code writing was to be done by Congress.

Much of Father Charles Coughlin's outspoken criticism of the Roosevelt administration revolved around the issue of

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