Social Studies-Ch 23-The New Deal-11th grade
Huey Long
American political who severed as governor of Louisiana. Develop a program called Share-Our-Wealth which limit individaul income to $1 million and inheriatance to $5 million. The government would take the rest in income taxe. The goverment would redistribute the wealth by giving every family a minimum of $5,000
New Deal
President Franklin Roosevelt's relief, recovery, and reform programs designed to combat the Great Depression
Critics of the New Deal claimed that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Social Security System threatened the United States economy by
applying socialist principles
A lasting effect of the New Deal has been a belief that government should
assume responsibility for the well-being of its Citizens
The strongest opposition to President Franklin D Roosevelt's New Deal programs came from
business leaders
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? They used to tell me I was building a dream And so I followed the mob. When there was earth to plow or guns to bear, I was always there, right on the job. They used to tell me I was building a dream With peace and glory ahead-- Why should I be standing in line, just waiting for bread? Once I built a railroad, I made it run, Made it race against time. Once I built a railroad, now it's done-- Brother, can you spare a dime?.... Once in khaki suits, gee, we looked swell Full of the Yankee Doodle-de-dum. Half a million boots went slogging through hell, And I was the kid with the drum.... -E.Y. Harburg and J Gorney, 1932 Which program was created to deal with the problem identified in this song?
federal deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
One major way President Franklin D Roosevelt's New Deal tried to combat the effects of the Great Depression was by
keeping workers' wages low
The Federal Reserve System helps to regulate
the nations's money supply
President Franklin D Roosevelt tried to pack the United States Supreme Court, but Congress did not support him. This situation is an example of
the use of the system of checks and balances
Congress opposed President Franklin D Roosevelt's plan to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court because the plan would have
threatened the principle of checks and balances
In 1937, President Franklin D Roosevelt was criticized for his proposal to add justices to the United States Supreme Court because these appointments would have
threatened the system of checks and balances
Congress refused to enact President Franklin D Roosevelt's court-packing plan because the plan
threatened to upset the constitutional system of checks and balances
Which action by President Franklin D Roosevelt challenged the principle of checks and balances
trying to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court
New Deal programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were primarily intended to help
unemployed workers
The New Deal programs of President Franklin D Roosevelt changed the United States economy by
increasing government involvement with both business and labor
The Supreme Court declared some New Deal laws unconstitutional because these laws
overextended the power of the federal government
The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act) affected workers by
protecting their rights to form unions and bargain collectively
During President Franklin D Roosevelt's administration, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were created as a way to
raise revenue for relief and recovery programs
Federal Reserve System
nation's central banking system
deficit spending
paying out more money from the annual federal budget than the government revieves in revenues
Which statement about Franklin D Roosevelt's New Deal program is most accurate
social welfare programs were expanded
checks and balances
system in which branches of federal government can check the actions of the other branches
Which statement best illustrates a basic idea of President Franklin D Roosevelt's New Deal
the economy sometimes needs public money to encourage business activity
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), established during the New Deal, were important because they
increased the supply of money in the economy
national labor relations Act (Wagner act)
protect rights of employees and employers, to encourage collective bargaining, and the curtail certain private sector labor and management practices, which can harm general welfare or workers, businesses and the US economy
The New Deal tried to solve many problems of the Great Depression by
providing federal aid to many sectors of the economy
How did the power of government change during the Civil War and the Great Depression
Presidential powers were expanded
Social Security Act
President Roosevelt create a system of transfer payments in which younger working people support older, retired people
The National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) of 1935 strengthened labor unions because it legalized
collective bargaining