AnswersRKAA- U.S. American History 1.0 NewUnit Test

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By instituting government oversight on banks and investments, Franklin Roosevelt

r
reinforced the policies of Herbert Hoover.
h
hoped to create jobs and get reelected.
p
prompted Americans to take their money out of banks.
h
hoped to avoid another stock market crash.
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left no lasting impression on the country.
w
was highly successful for a short period of time.
s
still has an impact on American life and government today.
p
provided worthwhile programs in the 1930s that stopped after WWII.
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A lasting effect of the New Deal can be seen when

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great numbers of young people are out of work.
t
taxes are lowered to assist business owners.
t
the government intervenes in a time of national crisis.
c
certain social programs are declared unconstitutional.
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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?

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It was easier for the federal government to let individual states distribute the grants to individuals.
I
It was easier to identify impoverished states than it was to identify impoverished individuals.
S
States used the money to create jobs, which was better for morale than simply receiving money.
S
States could use part of the money to pay state officials and pass the rest to individuals.
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To buy goods on credit means to

p
pay cash for goods.
p
promise to pay for goods later.
p
promise to pay only a sale price.
p
pay only a discount price.
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In 1929, ongoing economic issues led to

a
an increase in consumer demand.
a
a stock market crash.
a
a stock market boom.
a
an increase in the production of goods.
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Liberal leaders wanted to change New Deal programs by

m
making them smaller and less expensive.
m
making the states responsible for them.
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lowering the taxes that funded them.
b
building onto and expanding them.
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What did the Social Security Act of 1935 do?

p
paid employers for letting people retire
s
set up a fund for retired Americans
r
required retirees to continue to work
e
encouraged the organization of labor unions

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