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Opposition to the New Deal Answers

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

A
the Social Security Act
B
the Tennessee Valley Authority
C
the National Recovery Administration
D
the Agricultural Adjustment Administration
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Most opposition to New Deal programs came from

A
farmers and the unemployed.
B
supporters of business regulation.
C
Republicans and conservative Democrats.
D
politicians opposed to business competition.
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Over time, many liberals became concerned that Roosevelt’s New Deal programs

A
provided too many healthcare benefits.
B
would be stopped by Roosevelt after reelection.
C
did not provide enough economic opportunity.
D
took too much power from individual states.
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Conservative Republicans and Democrats disagreed with government involvement in the New Deal because they thought

A
states should regulate their own affairs.
B
the government should raise taxes even more.
C
the government should spend more than it had.
D
businesses were not being regulated enough.
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How did opponents of the New Deal manage to end some of its programs?

A
by arguing against them in public
B
by voting against them in Congress
C
by challenging them before the Supreme Court
D
by refusing to enforce them on a state level
6

What did Huey Long’s Share-the-Wealth proposal depend on for funding?

A
donations from public and private companies
B
a government-mandated redistribution of wealth
C
partnerships with large, successful charities
D
a tax on the profits from New Deal programs
7

Critics saw Roosevelt’s judicial reform bill as

A
a good idea for both Roosevelt and future presidents.
B
an attempt to gain influence on the Supreme Court.
C
a way to shift power back to the American people.
D
a way to enforce the Social Security Act.
8

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

A
Wagner Act.
B
Social Security Act.
C
Share-the-Wealth Program.
D
judicial reform bill.
9

How did the Supreme Court frustrate Roosevelt’s New Deal legislation?

A
by declaring some of it unconstitutional
B
by sending it back to Congress
C
by suggesting a judicial reform bill
D
by upholding the Tennessee Valley Authority
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Unlike liberal critics of Roosevelt’s New Deal, conservative critics

A
thought New Deal programs did not do enough.
B
largely supported New Deal programs as they were.
C
thought New Deal programs expanded government too much.
D
supported an expansion of New Deal programs.

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