Completion Questions Flashcards
Who ran for president as the progressive candidate in 1924 and from what state did he come?
Robert LaFollete ; Wisconsin
Who was the secretary of commerce in the Harding administration who eventually went on to win the presidency?
Herbert Hoover
What scandal was involved with the Naval oil reserves in Wyoming?
Teapot Dome scandal
Calvin Coolidge first got national attention when he broke up the police strike in what city?
Boston
What theory of economics says if you cut tax rates you will generate more tax revenue?
Supply side economics
With which presidential administration is the Ohio gang associated?
Warren Harding
When the government spends more than it takes in during a given year what kind of spelling is it called?
Deficit spending
What year did African American voters begin to vote in large numbers for Democratic candidates?
1936
Which group in Roosevelt’s Administration pressured him to break up big trusts so the free market would truly become more competitive?
New Nationalism
Which Supreme Court decision ruled the NIRA unconstitutional?
Fair Labor Standards Act
What was the name for shanty towns built out of temporary building materials?
Hoovervilles
In his first inaugural address Roosevelt said the only thing we have to fear is what?
Fear itself
When stock prices never decline and steadily increase in value what do you call the market?
Bull market
Making a small down payment on the potential value of a stock is called buying on what?
Margin
How many Okies actually left Oklahoma during the dust bowl?
400,000
