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Which best describes how Calvin Coolidge’s presidency was different from Warren G. Harding’s presidency?

A
It had several bribery scandals.
B
It had several investment scandals.
C
It had several oil scandals.
D
It had no major scandals.
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Why did Franklin Roosevelt’s Federal Emergency Relief Administration give grants to states, even though it cost more than giving money to individuals?

A
It was easier for the federal government to let individual states distribute the grants to individuals.
B
It was easier to identify impoverished states than it was to identify impoverished individuals.
C
States used the money to create jobs, which was better for morale than simply receiving money.
D
States could use part of the money to pay state officials and pass the rest to individuals.
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Liberal leaders wanted to change New Deal programs by

A
making them smaller and less expensive.
B
making the states responsible for them.
C
lowering the taxes that funded them.
D
building on and expanding them.
4

By instituting government oversight on banks and investments, Franklin Roosevelt

A
reinforced the policies of Herbert Hoover.
B
hoped to create jobs and get reelected.
C
prompted Americans to take their money out of banks.
D
hoped to avoid another stock market crash.
5

Which best states the intention of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath?

A
to describe a family’s difficulties during westward migration
B
to describe the struggles of African Americans
C
to delight readers with a comical story
D
to entertain readers with an upbeat family story
6

New Deal regulation of the banking industry resulted in the creation of

A
the National Recovery Administration.
B
the Civilian Conservation Corps.
C
the Public Works Administration.
D
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
7

As a result of the Teapot Dome Scandal, the public lost faith in the federal government’s oversight of

A
businesses.
B
the stock market.
C
agriculture.
D
banks.
8

How did the WPA support the arts in the 1930s?

A
by passing the National Industry Recovery Act
B
by establishing the Federal One program
C
by passing the Wagner Act
D
by establishing the Social Security Act
9

A pull factor that caused African Americans to migrate north in the early 1900s was

A
Jim Crow laws.
B
guaranteed jobs.
C
higher wages.
D
integration.
10

The aspects of a specific location that make people want to move there are called

A
migrations.
B
barriers.
C
pull factors.
D
push factors.
11

Father Charles Coughlin was best known for his belief that New Deal programs had not done enough to

A
redistribute wealth.
B
help the needy.
C
limit government power.
D
regulate commerce.
12

In addition to giving retirees money, Social Security was intended to directly stimulate the economy by

A
requiring employers to pay a new tax.
B
opening up jobs for younger people.
C
financing the activities of Townsend clubs.
D
requiring retirees to spend their money in the US.
13

As governor of Louisiana, Huey Long

A
dismissed New Deal programs and promoted his own.
B
increased taxes on the wealthiest residents of his state.
C
signed the Conservative Manifesto to undo the New Deal.
D
became a very unpopular political figure nationally.
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How did President Franklin Roosevelt try to stop the Supreme Court from rejecting his programs?

A
by appealing to Congress
B
by disbanding the Supreme Court
C
by creating hundreds of new programs
D
by proposing the judicial reform bill
15

Which best describes an unintended consequence of Prohibition?

A
an increase in chronic illness
B
an increase in “medicinal alcohol”
C
a decrease in violent crime
D
a decrease in immoral behavior

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