Opposition to the New Deal

Question 1

In response to the Supreme Court’s treatment of New Deal programs, President Roosevelt proposed the

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judicial reform bill.

Question 2

Critics saw Roosevelt’s judicial reform bill as

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an attempt to gain influence on the Supreme Court.

Question 3

How did opponents of the New Deal manage to end some of its programs?

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by challenging them before the Supreme Court

Question 4

How did 1936 Republican presidential candidate Alf Landon react to the New Deal?

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He supported parts of the New Deal.

Question 5

Which New Deal program was struck down because it regulated commerce improperly?

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the National Recovery Administration

Question 6

Why did many conservatives disagree with New Deal economic policies?

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Many conservatives believed in balanced budgets, low taxes, and low government spending.

Question 7

Which was part of Huey Long’s Share-the-Wealth proposals?

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more vacation time for state workers

Question 8

Unlike liberal critics of Roosevelt’s New Deal, conservative critics

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thought New Deal programs expanded government too much.

Question 9

Most opposition to New Deal programs came from

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Republicans and conservative Democrats.

Question 10

Which best describes the legislative setbacks Franklin Roosevelt encountered during his first two terms?

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Supreme Court rejection of several New Deal programs and congressional rejection of the judicial reform bill

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