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The New Deal did all of the following EXCEPT: |
| | A) | construct the foundations of the federal welfare system |
| | B) | transform the Democratic party into the dominant force in American politics for the next thirty years. |
| | C) | preside over the birth of the modern labor movement. |
| | D) | end the Great Depression. |
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2 | |
Much of Roosevelt's success in restoring public confidence in government might be attributed to his: |
| | A) | consistent application of clear-cut philosophies to social and economic problems. |
| | B) | optimistic and ebullient personality. |
| | C) | refusal to engage in tedious and politically charged press conferences. |
| | D) | public demonstration of how a man could overcome physical paralysis. |
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3 | |
Roosevelt's first concern as president was the: |
| | A) | public panic caused by the bank failures. |
| | B) | collapse of agriculture. |
| | C) | problem of widespread unemployment. |
| | D) | deflationary spiral that had crippled business. |
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4 | |
The Twenty-first Amendment, ratified in 1933, repealed the: |
| | A) | progressive income tax. |
| | B) | poll tax, literacy test, and other discriminatory voting restrictions. |
| | C) | prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. |
| | D) | "quota system" of immigration limitations. |
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Initial implementation of the Agricultural Adjustment Act in 1933 was controversial because it: |
| | A) | involved large-scale destruction of existing crops and livestock to reduce surpluses. |
| | B) | required farmers to boost agricultural production. |
| | C) | outlawed the practices of farm tenancy and sharecropping. |
| | D) | favored the interests of small farmers over those of large farmers. |
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Of greatest impact on large numbers of poor farmers was a New Deal program to: |
| | A) | provide payments for reduced production in the interest of soil conservation. |
| | B) | help irrigate and reclaim marginal lands for cultivation. |
| | C) | provide loans for resettlement. |
| | D) | make electric power available through utility cooperatives. |
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Which of the following provisions was NOT included in the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933? |
| | A) | Trade association agreements on pricing and production. |
| | B) | Loans by the national government to railroads, banks, and insurance companies. |
| | C) | Legal protection to the right of workers to form unions and engage in collective bargaining. |
| | D) | A major program of public works designed to pump needed funds into the economy. |
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The Supreme Court declared the National Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional partly because it: |
| | A) | used an overly broad definition of interstate commerce. |
| | B) | waived antitrust laws for cooperating businesses. |
| | C) | granted public money to private corporations. |
| | D) | applied only to corporations, not partnerships and sole proprietors. |
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9 | |
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA): |
| | A) | received strong support from the nation's utility companies. |
| | B) | suffered as a result of the collapse of the electrical utility empire of Samuel Insull. |
| | C) | was intended to serve as an agent for comprehensive redevelopment of the entire region. |
| | D) | converted the Tennessee Valley into one of the most prosperous regions of the country. |
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10 | |
The Roosevelt administration instituted all of the following financial reforms except to: |
| | A) | take the country off the gold standard. |
| | B) | establish the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIc.. |
| | C) | transfer control over interest rates from the Federal Reserve Board to Congress. |
| | D) | establish the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEc. to police the stock market. |
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To provide assistance to those in need, Roosevelt and his adviser Harry Hopkins regarded which of the following as best? |
| | A) | cash grants to states |
| | B) | work relief |
| | C) | a government dole for individuals |
| | D) | private charity |
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12 | |
The relief efforts of the early New Deal were intended to: |
| | A) | stimulate a broad recovery of the economy. |
| | B) | be limited in scope and temporary in duration. |
| | C) | create a permanent welfare system. |
| | D) | apply the principles of Keynesian economics. |
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13 | |
Franklin Roosevelt's political philosophy could most accurately be described or characterized as: |
| | A) | pragmatic. |
| | B) | laissez-faire. |
| | C) | doctrinaire liberal. |
| | D) | democratic socialist. |
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Section 7(a. of the National Industrial Recovery Act represented a significant gain for: |
| | A) | organized labor. |
| | B) | ethnic minorities. |
| | C) | trade associations. |
| | D) | the great mass of consumers. |
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Three of the following were purposes behind the establishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Which is the exception? |
| | A) | Flood control. |
| | B) | Experimentation with regional planning and rehabilitation. |
| | C) | The establishment of a standard of comparison for measuring private power rates. |
| | D) | The establishment of a precedent for full government ownership and operation of all utilities. |
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In addition to putting young men back to work, a principal purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps was to: |
| | A) | limit population growth. |
| | B) | promote reforestation and land conservation. |
| | C) | help young married couples buy homes on easy mortgage terms. |
| | D) | provide an interracial living experience to promote harmony. |
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The American Liberty League was dedicated to: |
| | A) | strong conservative opposition to the New Deal. |
| | B) | promoting civil rights for blacks and other minorities. |
| | C) | promoting popular support for the spirit of the New Deal. |
| | D) | a desire among intellectuals to adopt more radical solutions to the nation's economic ills. |
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18 | |
Father Coughlin, Huey Long, and Frances Townsend all had what in common? |
| | A) | a hatred of the financial powers who were impoverishing the nation. |
| | B) | a belief in the federal government's power to reform American society. |
| | C) | an uwavering support of President Roosevelt. |
| | D) | a faith in the social benefits of radical wealth redistribution. |
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19 | |
The most noticeable change in the Second New Deal was: |
| | A) | an adoption of some of the more radical plans of Long, Coughlin, and Townsend. |
| | B) | a willingness to openly attack corporate interests. |
| | C) | a caution created by the Supreme Court's striking down of some of the agencies of the First New Deal. |
| | D) | an unwillingness to place additional tax burdens on the rich. |
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20 | |
The significance of the Wagner Act to organized labor was that it: |
| | A) | abolished the National Labor Relations Board. |
| | B) | provided unemployment benefits for workers on strike. |
| | C) | provided strong government protection for unions. |
| | D) | explicitly repudiated the right of collective bargaining. |
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The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was organized on the principle that all workers in a particular industry should be included in one union. This principle is referred to as: |
| | A) | union shop. |
| | B) | closed shop. |
| | C) | craft unionism. |
| | D) | industrial unionism. |
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22 | |
Which of the following groups did not recognize the unions in their respective industries during 1936 and 1937? |
| | A) | General Motors |
| | B) | U.S. Steel |
| | C) | "Little Steel" |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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23 | |
The 1935 Social Security Act provided for three of the following. Which is the exception? |
| | A) | retirement benefits |
| | B) | unemployment benefits |
| | C) | health insurance benefits |
| | D) | benefits to dependent children of impoverished parents |
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24 | |
The Works Progress Administration did not employ which of the following groups within their own fields of work? |
| | A) | actors. |
| | B) | construction workers. |
| | C) | writers. |
| | D) | bankers. |
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