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

Wagner Act.

Social Security Act.

Share-the-Wealth Program.

judicial reform bill.

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

the Social Security Act

the Tennessee Valley Authority

the National Recovery Administration

the Agricultural Adjustment Administration

Conservative Republicans and Democrats disagreed with government involvement in the New Deal because they thought

states should regulate their own affairs.

the government should raise taxes even more.

the government should spend more than it had.

businesses were not being regulated enough.

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

donations from public and private companies

a government-mandated redistribution of wealth

partnerships with large, successful charities

a tax on the profits from New Deal programs

Which strengthened conservative opposition to the New Deal in 1937?

Franklin Roosevelt balanced the budget while lowering taxes.

Franklin Roosevelt became a fiscal conservative.

Franklin Roosevelt reinstated several government programs..

Franklin Roosevelt increased the number of Supreme Court justices.

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

a decrease in taxes on the wealthy

a show of support for New Deal programs

more state involvement in New Deal programs

more vacation time for state workers

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

by arguing against them in public

by voting against them in Congress

by challenging them before the Supreme Court

by refusing to enforce them on a state level

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