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Week 8: Opposition to the New Deal Answers

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

A
a decrease in taxes on the wealthy
B
a show of support for New Deal programs
C
more state involvement in New Deal programs
D
more vacation time for state workers
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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.
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Which strengthened conservative opposition to the New Deal in 1937?

A
Franklin Roosevelt balanced the budget while lowering taxes.
B
Franklin Roosevelt became a fiscal conservative.
C
Franklin Roosevelt reinstated several government programs..
D
Franklin Roosevelt increased the number of Supreme Court justices.
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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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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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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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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
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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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During the New Deal era, which demanded respect for states’ rights?

A
the Share-the-Wealth Program
B
the National Recovery Administration
C
the Conservative Manifesto
D
the Tennessee Valley Authority
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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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