Unit III Part B Click on the correct answers, then click on "Send".

1 Theodore & Franklin Roosevelt shared a common belief in membership in the Republican Party a nonactivist presidency an activist government to promote reform Only "A" & "B" are correct. Only "A" & "C" are correct. 2 The principles of the "brains trust" of Rexford Tugwell and Adolph Berle were local democracy centralized planning "big brother knows best" All of the answers are correct. Both "B" & "C' are correct. 3 The first order of business for Congress in March 1933 was the AAA the NRA the TVA banking legislation social security 4 The goals of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) were to raise wages on farm to cut production worked to make FDR popular in the farm belt were unconstitutional according to the US Supreme Court All of the answers are correct. 5 The National Industrial Recovery Administration (NRA) tried to stabilize industrial production tried to stabilize the workforce was declared unconstitutional by the US Supreme court All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "C" are correct. 6 The successes of the NRA meant raised wages made things better for labor union made things better for business management All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 7 The success of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was based on a combination of centralized planning & local democracy quick acceptance of outside help by Appalachian residents the overwhelming support of the Republican Party All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "C" are correct. 8 The "Share The Wealth" Program was authored by Gov/Sen Huey Long (D-LA) called for confiscating property & money from the wealthy & distributing it to the poor guaranteed each American a $5000 homestead & $2500 annual income All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 9 The Social Security program was taken from Dr. Francis Townsend's plan of giving everyone over 60 years old a $200/month check which they would spend within 30 days was co-opted by FDR and had the name changed to Social Security was less generous than Townsend's Plan All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 10 The first part of the New Deal was destroyed by the Republican Senate Huey Long's opposition the US Supreme Court the Democratic House of Representatives FDR's veto of the legislation 11 FDR & the Democrats consolidated their political hold on organized labor with Social Security Wagner Labor Relations Act Public Contracts Act All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "C" are correct. 12 The chief argument against the New Deal came from Republicans & some southern Democrats said it was a dangerous attack on individual liberties led to the formation of the American Communist Party All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 13 The new group of voters attracted to the Democrats in 1936 for about the first time were northern Irish northern Blacks northern Cubans southern Blacks Both "B" & "C" are correct. 14 Roosevelt's attempt to "pack" the Supreme Court in 1937 failed when Charles McNary told his fellow Republican senators to keep quiet & let the Democrats fight among themselves. Some Southern Democrats feared a very liberal court would overturn "Plessey v Ferguson" The Supreme Court upheld Social Security. A Supreme Court justice resigned & allowed Roosevelt to appoint a liberal successor. All of the answers are correct. 15 The group most receptive to unionism in the late 1930's was the farmers merchant sailors railroad workers industrial workers air traffic controllers 16 In 1938 as a result of the debate over the New Deal Republicans gained enough seats to form a conservative coalition with southern Democrats to stop additional New Deal legislation. The Democrats won even more seats in the 1938 election. The Republican Party went out of existence in the north. Only "A" & "C" are correct. Only "B" & "C" are correct. 17 In 1938 when FDR tried to "purge" conservative Democrats in the primaries The conservative Democrats almost all were renominated. It proved that FDR could be beaten which encouraged more opposition. FDR's men won in every primary. Only "A" & "B" are correct. Only "B" & "C" are correct. 18 Radicalism such as Fascism, Communism, or Nazism was not attractive to most Americans in the 1930's because The New Deal showed that the democratic system could change enough in changing times to provide for the country. Americans were all prosperous by 1937 & were not interested. FDR showed what a dictator could do if given even a little latitude. Only "A" & "B" are correct. Only "B" & "C" are correct. 19 Minorities benefited from the New Deal with more government employment more government aid programs a Civil Rights Act that led to an abolition of discrimination nationwide All of the answers are correct. Only "A" & "B" are correct. 20 The accomplishments of the New Deal included a federal public insurance program prosperity to all Americans pulling the country out of the depression All of the answers are correct. None of these answers is correct

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