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