Which act or organization barred commercial banks from becoming involved in the buying and
selling of stocks?
selling of stocks?
the Glass-Steagall Act
The Social Security Act of 1935:
included old-age pensions
The Popular Front:
was a political
What replaced liberty of contract as the judicial foundation of freedom by the end of the New Deal?
civil liberties
Which two New Deal programs did the Supreme Court rule unconstitutional?
Agricultural Adjustment Act
The First New Deal:
was a series of experiments
In fireside chats and public addresses, President Roosevelt equated freedom with:
economic security
Which statement is true about the UAW sit-down strikes?
The workers stayed
The Great Depression and the economic crisis that ensued discredited supporters of:
unregulated capitalism
Why did FDR try to change the balance on the Supreme Court?
He feared the
Which statement about the New Deal is true?
Social Security was
The Second New Deal:
focused on economic security
Under New Deal reform, African-Americans:
were mostly excluded
The National Industrial Recovery Act:
established codes that set
By 1935, the New Deal:
faced mounting pressures and criticism
Most historians argue that a recession reoccurred in 1937 because Roosevelt:
cut government spending
During the 1932 election:
FDR called for
The first thing that Roosevelt attended to as president was the:
banking crisis
Which phrase best describes Eleanor Roosevelt’s tenure as First Lady?
redefined the role of First
The Agricultural Adjustment Act:
raised farm prices
Federal housing policy:
reinforced residential segregation
The New Deal failed to generate:
an economic recovery
Which program employed white-collar workers and professionals, including doctors, writers, and
artists?
artists?
the Works Progress Administration
The New Deal concentrated power in the hands of:
the executive branch
Liberalism during the New Deal came to be understood as:
active government to
The Scottsboro case:
reflected the racism
The Civilian Conservation Corps:
put young men
Keynesian economics:
relied on large scale
The Wagner Act:
created the National Labor Relations Board
What ended the Great Depression?
WWII spending