Ch 24
The agricultural adjustment act of 1933
A. sought to raise crop prices by paying farmers not to plant
The social security act of 1935..
B. did not begin making full pavements to participants for years
The national labor relations act of 1935..
B. gave gov't the authority to force employers to accept labor unions
In 1934 Dr. Francis Townsend attracted widespread national support for a plan that..
C. helped pave the way for the social security system
Which of the following did NOT occur as a result of the Tennessee valley authority?
C. poverty in the region was significantly reduced
The new deal program that created utility cooperatives for rural Americans was the
C. rural electrification administration
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Designed to police the stock market
Wagner act
Designed to police the stock market
The works progress administration provided federal assistance to
E. all these answers are correct
In 1934 the American liberty league was formed
E. by wealthy conservatives who strongly opposed the new deal
In 1933, two days after he took office, president Franklin Roosevelt
E. closed all banks
In 1937, president franklin Roosevelt said call to expand the Supreme Court came from ...
E. his desire to change the ideological balance of the court
21st amendment
Ended prohibition
Share our wealth plan
Take money from the wealthiest Americans and give it to the rest of the population
Emergency banking act
Treasury department inspection of all banks before they could reopen federal assistance to some troubled banks and a reorganizations of banks struggling the most
Largely as the result of the new deal many Americans in the 1930s became convinced that the gov't should regulate various aspects of the economy
True
President Roosevelt had misgivings about establishing a federal "dole" for the jobless
True
Roosevelts court packing plan became unnecessary once the Supreme Court began supporting new deal legislation
True
The new deal generally supported the notion that in hard economic times women should leave the workplace in order to open up jobs for men
True
The original social security act included a system of unemployment insurance
True
