Question 1

The Agricultural Adjustment Act

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A)  favored small farm operations over large ones.
B)  fostered further instability in the agricultural economy.
C)  protected tenant farmers.
D)  failed to improve farm prices.
E)  was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

What did the New Deal accomplish in the 1930s? What did it not accomplish? Why did it fail to end the Depression?

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Question 3

President Roosevelt had misgivings about establishing a federal "dole" for the jobless.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Eighteenth Amendment ban on the sale of alcohol was repealed with the ratification of the ________ Amendment in 1933.

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Question 5

During its first year,the Civil Works Administration

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A)  put four million people to work.
B)  provided relief funds but not relief work.
C)  planned for major building projects such as dams,airports,and power plants.
D)  made little progress in helping the jobless.
E)  was soon replaced by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

The Social Security Act was part of what has been called the Second New Deal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 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) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

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 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) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

The Agricultural Adjustment Act did not bring about a rise in farm prices in the years immediately following its passage in 1933.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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 E)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

The New Deal was not hostile to black Americans,but it did not give the issue of race a high priority.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

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A)  signified the start of a new round of New Deal legislation.
B)  sought to eliminate hiring discrimination based on race,but not gender.
C)  did not include a provision regarding working hours.
D)  established a national minimum wage.
E)  created an enforcement mechanism to protect unions' right to organize.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

During the 1937 sit-down strike of General Motors,the federal government

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A)  actively sided with the strikers.
B)  actively sided with the company.
C)  assumed control of the plant.
D)  negotiated a settlement through federal arbitration.
E)  refused to intervene in the dispute.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

Roosevelt's "Court-packing plan" called for replacing conservative justices with liberal ones.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What was the significance of the results of the 1936 elections?

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Question 16

The New Deal program that created utility cooperatives for rural Americans was the

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A)  Resettlement Administration.
B)  Farm Security Administration.
C)  Rural Electrification Administration.
D)  Civilian Conservation Corps.
E)  Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

Despite the challenge of the CIO,the AFL remained committed to the craft union idea.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act included a promise to workers that they could participate in collective bargaining,but there were no enforcement mechanisms in the legislation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Economy Act of 1933

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A)  proposed to balance the federal budget and cut government workers' salaries.
B)  ordered all federal agencies to cut their workforce by ten percent.
C)  gave immediate pensions to retired war veterans.
D)  provided an infusion of cash into the economy.
E)  gave the government authority to curb irresponsible speculation by banks.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

Largely as the result of the New Deal,many Americans in the 1930s became convinced that the government should regulate various aspects of the economy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: The New Deal

The Social Security Act was part of what has been called the Second New Deal.

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Largely as the result of the New Deal,many Americans in the 1930s became convinced that the government should regulate various aspects of the economy.

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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

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The Eighteenth Amendment ban on the sale of alcohol was repealed with the ratification of the ________ Amendment in 1933.

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

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In 1937,regarding the organizing of industrial labor,

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The provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act included a promise to workers that they could participate in collective bargaining,but there were no enforcement mechanisms in the legislation.

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What did the New Deal accomplish in the 1930s? What did it not accomplish? Why did it fail to end the Depression?

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The Agricultural Adjustment Act

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What was the significance of the results of the 1936 elections?

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The Economy Act of 1933

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During its first year,the Civil Works Administration

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Despite the challenge of the CIO,the AFL remained committed to the craft union idea.

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

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Roosevelt's "Court-packing plan" called for replacing conservative justices with liberal ones.

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During the 1937 sit-down strike of General Motors,the federal government

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The New Deal was not hostile to black Americans,but it did not give the issue of race a high priority.

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President Roosevelt had misgivings about establishing a federal "dole" for the jobless.

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The Agricultural Adjustment Act did not bring about a rise in farm prices in the years immediately following its passage in 1933.

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