Great Depression Test
The __________________ was found to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in United States v. Butler, 1936, on the basis of the Tenth Amendment because it gave too much power to the Federal Government.
Agricultural Adjustment Act
The Social Security Act affected the role of the federal government by creating a government-administered ____________ program.
Benefits
People stood in _____________ to get food, partially the result of widespread business failures.
Bread lines
Today, banking institutions labeled with "FDIC insured" show the federal government's assurance of protection on individual bank ____________.
Deposits
Before Hoover's inauguration, he urged the Federal Reserve to halt "crazy and dangerous" gambling on Wall Street by increasing the discount rate the Federal Reserve charged banks for speculative loans. Since presidents in 1929 were not supposed to regulate Wall Street, Hoover backed off, which contributed to a global economic ______________.
Depression
An extended period of _____________ depression was a defining characteristic of the United States during the 1930s.
Economic
During her 12 years in the White House, _______________ was thought to be more involved in the minds and hearts and aspirations of people than any other First Lady.
Eleanor Roosevelt
In 1937, FDR "...described the American form of Government as a three horse team provided by the Constitution to the American people...the three horses are, of course, the three branches of government—the Congress, the Executive and the Courts. Two of the horses are pulling in unison today; the third is not." Many members of Congress disagreed with President Roosevelt's proposed solution to the problem described because the power of the _____________ branch would increase.
Executive
The creator of this political cartoon was expressing his concerns about the ____________ of executive power during the Great Depression
Expansion
Prolonged drought and poor ____________ practices contributed most to the Dust Bowl.
Farming
High unemployment and widespread home foreclosures during the 1930s caused an estimated 1000 people to live in St. Louis's __________ on the banks of the Mississippi near the city dump, while hobos were "coming into [New York] city in larger numbers than ever before, set[ting] up a 'jungle' for themselves in the heart of the East Side."
Hooverville
Mexicans were often deported during the 1930s to reduce competition for _______.
Jobs
The Federal Housing Administration is a New Deal agency that continues to assist many Americans primarily by helping them obtain _____________ loans from banks.
Mortgage
A decline in worldwide trade, bank failures, and _________________ in the stock market contributed to the Great Depression.
Over-speculation
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, later renamed the March of Dimes, received small amounts of money to support the care of people who got ________ ; this would later cause researchers to develop vaccines that children receive today.
Polio
The _________________ in 1932 is similar to later New Deal legislation in that both protected the economy through government intervention in private business.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
The main reason the federal government built the Hoover Dam was to provide __________ for a growing population.
Resources
The purpose of the ______________ was to protect U.S. agriculture and industry from foreign competition yet led to a decrease in international trade.
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
The _____________ of 1935 legislation affected the relationship between the U.S. government and its citizens made the government more responsible for the people's economic welfare.
Social Security Act
In response to the national crisis posed by the Great Depression, the U.S. government assumed a principal role in protecting economic ____________.
Stability
Some of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs were declared unconstitutional when the Supreme Court held that they infringed on powers reserved to the __________. (Tenth Amendment)
States
Regarding FDR's plan to increase the number of justices on the ________________ ("Court Packing",) the court ruled that the plan took too much power away from the states.
Supreme Court
The creation of the _________________ was to provide jobs and improve the regional standard of living.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The primary issue faced by the federal government at the onset of the Great Depression was _______________.
Unemployment
Huey Long's proposal to "share [the] ___________" was a principle he believed the American people should live by.
Wealth
A week's worth of school lunches including BBQ chicken one day, Spaghetti the next, followed by crispy tacos, Cajun chicken and shepherd's pie reflects the diverse ethnic contributions to U.S. ______________.
culture
One going on result of the New Deal is that people can rely more on the ________________ during times of economic distress.
federal government
Agencies Created during the New Deal such as CCC, WPA, FCA, and Home Owner's Loan Corporation support the conclusion that the New Deal gave the federal government larger _______ in the day-to-day welfare of its citizens.
role