new deal quiz

Question 1

Democratic coalition that elected FDR

Answer 1

white southerners, African Americans, ethnic minorities, union members

Question 2

Civilian Conservation Corps

Answer 2

reduced unemployment by creating rural work projects

Question 3

National Recovery Administration

Answer 3

monitored workers earnings and hours to distribute work to more workers and established codes for “fair competition”

Question 4

3 R’s

Answer 4

relief, recovery, reform

aiming to restructure capitalism not replace it with socialism

Question 5

Keynesian economic theory

Answer 5

deficit spending

Question 6

hundred days

Answer 6

CCC, NRA, AAA, TVA all created in first 100 days of FDR’s presidency

Question 7

Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933

Answer 7

raise farm prices by limiting agricultural production. subsidized scarcity.

declared unconstitutional by supreme court

Question 8

National Industrial Recovery Act

Answer 8

fostered government-business cooperation in effort to end depression
allowed businesses to regulate themselves through codes of fair competition

Question 9

Court Packing Scheme

Answer 9

FDR attempted to pack Supreme Court so his laws would be found constitutional. failed

Question 10

Wagner Act of 1935

Answer 10

National Labor Relations Act. Manga Carta of labor because it ensured workers rights to organize and bargain collectively. dramatically increased union membership

Question 11

Social Security Act of 1935

Answer 11

created federal pension system funded by taxes on a workers wages and by an equivalent contribution by employers

Question 12

Tennessee Valley Authority

Answer 12

brought cheap electric power, full employment, low cost housing, and environmental improvements to Tennessee valley

Question 13

Congress of Industrial Organization

Answer 13

Union of unskilled and skilled popularized after Wagner act

Question 14

ARRA

Answer 14

Keynesian
meant to stimulate economy after 2008 recession
relief programs and recovery-create new jobs