Question 1

The principal government aid to women was not work relief, but cash assistance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Works Progress Administration of 1935

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A)   gave federal relief money to those deemed "unemployable."
B)   displayed very little flexibility or imagination.
C)   provided mostly "make-work" jobs to the unemployed.
D)   was under the direction of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins.
E)   was much larger than previous programs of its kind.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

In 1934, strong criticism of the New Deal came from

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A)   the political far right.
B)   the political far left.
C)   dissident populists such as Huey Long.
D)   both the political far right and the political far left.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

The primary new federal agency for industrial recovery during the early New Deal was the ________.

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Question 5

The Tennessee Valley Authority of 1933

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A)   saw private farmers and business leaders dominate its planning process.
B)   was the most controversial program of the early New Deal.
C)   was one of the costliest failures of the Roosevelt administration.
D)   was headed by former electricity magnate Samuel Insull.
E)   was an experiment in regional planning by the federal government.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

In 1937, regarding the organizing of industrial labor,

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A)   small steel companies more quickly unionized than did large steel companies.
B)   the effort to organize the steel industry proved easier than organizing in the auto industry.
C)   the "Memorial Day Massacre" saw striking U.S. Steel employees killed by police.
D)   the great majority of strikes were settled in favor of the unions.
E)   a key strike against Republic Steel of Chicago succeeded in winning union recognition.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

The ________ Act of 1935 was arguably the nation's most important social program for the elderly.

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Question 8

All of the following programs were part of the Second New Deal EXCEPT

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A)   the Federal Emergency Relief Administration.
B)   the Wagner Act.
C)   the Holding Company Act.
D)   higher tax rates for the wealthy.
E)   the National Labor Relations Act.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

The Supreme Court declared both the National Industrial Recovery Act and the Agricultural Adjustment Act to be unconstitutional.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 established

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A)   the Federal Reserve Board in Washington.
B)   the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
C)   the Securities and Exchange Commission.
D)   both the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Much of Father Charles Coughlin's outspoken criticism of the Roosevelt administration revolved around the issue of

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A)   the right of labor to organize in unions.
B)   giving public relief jobs to women with children.
C)   the repeal of prohibition.
D)   changing the banking and currency system.
E)   taxing excess corporate profits and surplus riches.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

Much of Franklin Roosevelt's early success as president was a result of his personality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt's call to expand the Supreme Court came from

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A)   complaints by several justices that they were being overworked.
B)   a desire not to have to choose between two different popular candidates for chief justice.
C)   a Democratic plan to gain the for the party permanent control of the federal government.
D)   his opinion that the Court needed to review a larger number of cases.
E)   his desire to change the ideological balance of the Court.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

One long-term consequence of the New Deal was that

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A)   the government effectively redistributed the wealth among the American people.
B)   it brought about a massive, long-term increase in federal power.
C)   the national government assumed responsibility for the basic welfare of the people.
D)   the influence of the government on the economy became greater than that of private businesses.
E)   the government substantially transformed the distribution of power within American capitalism.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 15

The Rural Electrification Administration was more effective and affected more people than did the Resettlement Administration.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Roosevelt's Court-packing plan came to be considered unnecessary by Congress once the Supreme Court began supporting New Deal legislation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Compare the efforts of both Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt in fighting the Depression. How did their efforts fare in combating the economic crisis?

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Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt bo...

Question 18

The election of 1936

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A)   saw Franklin Roosevelt opposed by the Republican, William Lemke.
B)   was considered "too close to call" by opinion polls in the weeks prior to the vote.
C)   produced a new and enduring coalition of voters for the Democratic Party.
D)   saw third-party challengers play a major role in the outcome.
E)   saw the Republican challenger pick up considerable gains in the formerly "Solid South."F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

The Works Progress Administration provided federal assistance to

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A)   artists and sculptors.
B)   grooms and jockeys.
C)   writers and musicians.
D)   artists, sculptors, writers, and musicians.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

The ________ Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment which made alcohol production and sale illegal, in 1933.

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In 1937, regarding the organizing of industrial labor,

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The primary new federal agency for industrial recovery during the early New Deal was the ________.

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