Question 1

Describe the differences in the arguments of right-leaning New Deal critics with those critics from the political left.

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Question 2

The Agricultural Adjustment Act

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A)   failed to improve farm prices.
B)   favored small farm operations over large ones.
C)   was declared unconstitutional in large part by the Supreme Court.
D)   protected tenant farmers.
E)   fostered further instability in the agricultural economy.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

The Works Progress Administration of 1935

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A)   was much larger than previous programs of its kind.
B)   displayed very little flexibility or imagination.
C)   provided mostly "make-work" jobs to the unemployed.
D)   gave federal relief money to those deemed "unemployable."
E)   was under the direction of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

All of the following groups were part of the New Deal political coalition EXCEPT

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A)   big-business owners.
B)   urban blacks.
C)   western and southern farmers.
D)   the working class.
E)   liberals and progressives.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

African Americans employed by New Deal relief programs

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A)   saw existing patterns of discrimination dismantled.
B)   were both paid the same wages as whites doing the same jobs, and among the first to be released when funds ran out.
C)   All these answers are correct.
D)   were among the first to be released when funds ran out.
E)   were paid the same wages as whites doing the same jobs.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

During the first year of the National Recovery Administration,

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A)   large producers consistently dominated the code-writing process.
B)   industrial production rose.
C)   All these answers are correct.
D)   both of these occurred: industry saw prices decline, and industrial production rose.
E)   industry saw prices decline.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

John Collier is associated with New Deal

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A)   health programs for children.
B)   programs for African Americans.
C)   initiatives for the working class.
D)   administration of public works.
E)   Indian policies.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 8

The Congress of Industrial Organizations was more receptive to women and blacks than the American Federation of Labor had been.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

By the end of 1938,

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A)   Congress had come to accept the need for further reforms.
B)   the American public had come to strongly oppose the New Deal.
C)   the New Deal had largely come to an end.
D)   President Roosevelt began what became known as the "Third New Deal."
E)   the nation had largely emerged from the Depression.F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 10

Under the National Industrial Recovery Act,the code writing was to be done by Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

President Franklin Roosevelt's proposal to expand the Supreme Court

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A)   did little political damage to his administration.
B)   was eventually defeated in Congress.
C)   gained Roosevelt the support of southern Democrats.
D)   had little effect on future rulings by the Court.
E)   drew significant support from conservatives.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 12

New Deal Social Security was primarily designed to provide assistance to those who had earned it,but it also provided considerable direct assistance based on need.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Much of Father Charles Coughlin's outspoken criticism of the Roosevelt administration revolved around the issue of

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A)   changing the banking and currency system.
B)   the right of labor to organize in unions.
C)   taxing excess corporate profits and surplus riches.
D)   giving public relief jobs to women with children.
E)   the repeal of prohibition.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

How was the African American experience with the New Deal different than that of poor whites? Describe both the social and economic dimensions of the African American experience.

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Question 15

In the 1930s,the Congress of Industrial Organizations

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A)   grew out of a dispute within the American Federation of Labor.
B)   refused to get involved in organizing the automobile industry.
C)   was less militant than the American Federation of Labor.
D)   would not accept women or blacks as members.
E)   confined its organizing to the steel and coal industries.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

The "Second New Deal" was launched partly in response to the

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A)   All these answers are correct.
B)   persistence of the Great Depression.
C)   political challenges of Senator Long and the Supreme Court's decision striking down the National Industrial Recovery Act.
D)   Supreme Court's decision striking down the National Industrial Recovery Act.
E)   president's sympathy toward the ideas of Senator Long.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

One long-term consequence of the New Deal was that

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A)   it brought about a massive, long-term increase in federal power.
B)   the national government assumed responsibility for the basic welfare of the people.
C)   the influence of the government on the economy became greater than that of private businesses.
D)   the government effectively redistributed the wealth among the American people.
E)   the government substantially transformed the distribution of power within American capitalism.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

The principal government aid to women was not work relief,but cash assistance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Who were the major critics of the New Deal and what were their complaints? What effect did these complaints have on the New Deal?

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Question 20

The Economy Act of 1933

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A)   provided an infusion of cash into the economy.
B)   proposed to balance the federal budget partly by cutting government workers' salaries.
C)   gave immediate pensions to retired war veterans.
D)   gave the government authority to curb irresponsible speculation by banks.
E)   ordered all federal agencies to cut their workforce by ten percent.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Exam 24: The New Deal Key

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African Americans employed by New Deal relief programs

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Describe the differences in the arguments of right-leaning New Deal critics with those critics from the political left.

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The Congress of Industrial Organizations was more receptive to women and blacks than the American Federation of Labor had been.

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The Works Progress Administration of 1935

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How was the African American experience with the New Deal different than that of poor whites? Describe both the social and economic dimensions of the African American experience.

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John Collier is associated with New Deal

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In the 1930s,the Congress of Industrial Organizations

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The principal government aid to women was not work relief,but cash assistance.

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Under the National Industrial Recovery Act,the code writing was to be done by Congress.

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The Agricultural Adjustment Act

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Much of Father Charles Coughlin's outspoken criticism of the Roosevelt administration revolved around the issue of

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President Franklin Roosevelt's proposal to expand the Supreme Court

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Who were the major critics of the New Deal and what were their complaints? What effect did these complaints have on the New Deal?

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