history quiz 9

Match each New Deal critic below with the "cause" or slogan that he promoted. A. Father Coughlin B. Huey Long C. Francis Townsend D. Herbert Hoover 1. "social justice" 2. "every man a king" 3. "a holy crusade for liberty" 4. old-age pensions A) A-l, B-2, C-4, D-3 B) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 C) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 D) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 E) A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2

a

The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) proposed to solve the farm problem by a. reducing agricultural production. b. subsidizing American farm exports overseas. c. encouraging farmers to switch to industrial employment. d. helping farmers to pay their mortgages. e. creating farm cooperatives.

a

The most controversial aspect of the Tennessee Valley Authority was its effort to a. provide cheap electrical power in competition with private industry. b. control floods in the Tennessee and Cumblerland valleys. c. prevent soil erosion throughout the region. d. build housing for poor and middle-class citizens in the region. e. resettle poor farmers on more productive land

a

ranklin Roosevelt's New Deal was most notable for A) ending the Great Depression. B) providing moderate social reform without radical revolution or reactionary fascism. C) undermining state and local governments. D) aiding big cities at the expense of farmers. E) attacking the American capitalist system.

b

All of the following contributed to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s except a. dry-farming techniques. b. drought. c. farmers' failure to use steam tractors and other modern equipment. d. the cultivation of marginal farmlands on the Great Plains. e. soil erosion.

c

The Federal Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Commission aimed to a. halt the sale of stocks on margin (i.e. with borrowed funds). b. force stockbrokers to register with the federal government. c. prevent interlocking directorates and business pyramiding schemes. d. provide full disclosure of information and prevent insider trading and other fraudulent practices. e. enable the Chicago Board of Trade to compete with the New York Stock Exchange

d

After Franklin Roosevelt's failed attempt to pack the Supreme Court a. Roosevelt was unable to make any changes in the Court. b. the Democrats lost the next election in 1940. c. Congress permanently set the number of justices at nine. d. much New Deal legislation was ruled unconstitutional. e. the Court began to rule that New Deal programs were constitutional.

e

During the 1930s a. the Great Depression forced President Roosevelt to trim the size of the federal bureaucracy. b. the states regained influence over the economy. c. business people eventually came to admire President Roosevelt's New Deal programs. d. the New Deal substantially closed the gap between production and consumption in the American economy. e. the national debt doubled.

e

The National Labor Relations Act proved most beneficial to a. employers. b. skilled workers. c. the unemployed. d. trade associations. e. unskilled workers.

e

The Social Security Act of 1935 provided all of the following except a. unemployment insurance. b. old-age pensions. c. economic provisions for the blind and disabled. d. support for the blind and physically handicapped. e. health care for the poor

e