It soon became apparent that the major task of the New Deal legislation which was written in the early 1930’s was
• relief
• recovery
• reform
• all of the above
Most of the New Deal measures cost money and the Economy Act signed by the President in March of 1933 was
• soon recognized as an empty gesture
• created more funds than were originally needed
• provided about half of the required dollars
The New Deal amplified and extended what the Hoover Administration had begun in the matter of relief. These measures included:
• Permission for local authorities to provide either work relief or an outright dole to the unemployed
• Creation of large lotteries which benefited individuals and new educational programs
• Sponsorship of many sporting events which were designed to take peoples minds off their troubles.
• Filming of newsreels of the plight of people in foreign countries to convince Americans they were not that bad off
Critics of the New Deal took great exception to the number of new government programs which they often called “alphabet soup.” Which of the following was not part of the administration’s program:
• CCC Civilian Conservation Corps
• NRA National Recovery Act
• WPA Works Progress Administration
• CIO Congress of Industrial Organizations
Benefits for those enlisted in the CCC included all but one of the following:
• All medical care was free
• Enlistments were for only one year
• Wages were five dollars a day
• The labor was worthwhile and healthful
Which of the following facts does not apply to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
• It was shot down (much like the NRA) by the Supreme Court and declared unconstitutional.
• Consisted of three members and was authorized to halt unfair practices of employers
• Seeks enforcement of its orders through the federal courts
• Originated as part of the Wagner-Connery Labor Relations Act.
The Social Security Act provided all but one of the following measures:
• The federal government matched state contributions dollar for dollar
• Authorized grants for rehabilitation of the physically disabled
• Distributed pensions up to two hundred dollars a month for everyone over 65 years of age
• Provided for unemployment compensation
• Included a strictly federal system of old age insurance
Which of the following was not one of the accomplishments of the Tennessee Valley Authority
• Checked large scale erosion
• Produced great quantities of fertilizers
• Extended the advantages of electricity
• Experimented with low cost housing for its employees
• Was one of the few New Deal programs that went unopposed by most Americans
Roosevelt’s plan to pack the Supreme Court was based on all but one of the following:
• The court was currently bitterly hostile to his reform programs
• Not a single member of the court had been appointed by the president.
• Six of the nine current members of the court were 70 years old or older
• The president needed a legal victory to insure his reelection in 1936
Looking back on the decade of the 1930’s only one of the following was false:
• Wages, salaries and profits had increased
• Interest and rents had declined
• Farmers were regaining financial stability
• Unemployment had virtually vanished
• There was a tremendous increase in the size and power of the federal bureaucracy