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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the main idea of the cartoon?
President Roosevelt used a system of trial and error to mend the economy
Congress and the President were unable to cope with the Great Depression
President Roosevelt always followed the recommendations of the Congress
The President and Congress constantly fought over Depression era programs
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which factor best explains the decline in number of bank failures by 1937?
New banking laws restored public confidence in banks.
Most people were too poor to have any bank savings
The government was now operating all of the nation's banks
Most Americans transferred their savings to foreign banks
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which was an effect of the Great Depression on the American economy?
high unemployment and overproduction
large business investments and low taxes
too much money in circulation and high stock prices
high unemployment and falling real estate values
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?
"Rugged individualism" will end social inequality
government must assume greater responsibility for helping the unfortunate
Pro business tax breaks would solve the problems of the Depression
Antitrust legislation could destroy the free enterprise system
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was a major cause of the Great Depression?
prior overproduction of manufactured goods
a decrease in the supply of consumer goods
an increase in demand for imported products
an increase in the price of wheat on the world market
- 6. Multiple Choice
The cartoonist is commenting on President Franklin D. Roosevelt's efforts to-
win Congressional approval for his Court-packing scheme
gain Supreme Court support for his legislative program
set up a retirement plan for Supreme Court Justices
keep members of Congress off the Supreme Court
- 7. Multiple Choice
The New Deal changed American political thinking because it was based on the principle that the-
economy will fix itself if left alone
federal government should attempt to solve social and economic problems
political parties must work together to deal with national problems
states should take a leadership position in solving social issues
- 8. Multiple Choice
What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) developed to address?
excessive stock market speculation
high unemployment
increased use of credit
limited income of senior citizens
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was Roosevelt's goal in creating the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
stimulate economic growth
increase the government's tax revenue
provide jobs for the unemployed
restore the public's faith in financial institutions
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which economic factor contributed directly to the start of the Great Depression?
low worker productivity
decreasing tariff rates
high income taxes
buying stocks on margin
- 11. Multiple Choice
Based on the map, which region of the United States suffered most directly from the Dust Bowl?
Southwest
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
- 12. Multiple Choice
The major migration routes of the dispossessed farmers were to the-
Far West
Northeast
Great Plains
along the Mississippi River
- 13. Multiple Choice
"The tools of government which we have in 1933 are outmoded. We have to forge new tools for a new role of government in a democracy-a role of new responsibility for new needs and increased responsibility for old needs, log neglected."
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
Why did President Roosevelt make this statement?
to support a renewal of laissez-faire economics
to secure aid for democratic countries in Europe
to justify an increase in the number of Supreme Court Justices
to explain his New Deal programs
- 14. Multiple Choice
During the New Deal, how did the federal government attempted to improve conditions for farmers?
by ending the practice of sharecropping
by supporting the formation of farm worker unions
by raising tariffs on farm imports
by paying farmers for their crops
- 15. Multiple Choice
Most conservatives who opposed President Franklin D. Roosevelt's policies believed that the New Deal was-
endangering the free enterprise system
threatening national security
ignoring problems faced by rural Americans
failing to enact needed social welfare reforms
- 16. Multiple Choice
What aspect of the New Deal was a continuation of Progressive Era policies?
free health care for all Americans
government regulation of business activities
restoration of the cultural traditions of Native American Indians
government purchase of surplus farm products
- 17. Multiple Choice
During the New Deal period, Congress blocked President Franklin D. Roosevelt's attempt to
pay farmers not to produce crops
decrease Federal spending
regulate the banking industry
appoint additional Justices to the Supreme Court
- 18. Multiple Choice
The "dust bowls" described by John Steinbeck in The Grapes of Wrath had the greatest impact on-
residents of urban slums
plantation owners in the rural south
workers in factory sweatshops
farmers on the Great Plains
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the primary function of the Federal Reserve System?
to prevent abuses in stock market trading
to preserve competition in business
to provide a stable supply of money and credit
to insure savings account deposits in member banks
- 20. Multiple Choice
After the election of 1932, a friend told President Franklin D. Roosevelt that if he succeeded, he would go down in history as the greatest American President. Roosevelt replied, "Yet if I fail, I may be the last one." This response reflected President Roosevelt's belief that the-
Constitution limited him to two terms in the Presidency
Great Depression threatened the people's faith in democracy
military was considering a takeover of the government
American people were opposed to major changes in the role of government
- 21. Multiple Choice
One difference between the administrations of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Herbert Hoover was that Roosevelt was
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs programs
unable to win congressional support for his economic program
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
- 22. Multiple Choice
What was the main intent of the Mexican Repatriation Act?
to send Mexican-American immigrants back to Mexico
to encourage Mexican-American immigrants to work in the United States
to eliminate discrimination against Mexican-Americans in the United States
to grant citizenship to Mexican-Americans living in the U.S. for 5 years
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