FDR
In 1920, what position was Franklin Roosevelt a candidate?
Vice President
FDR wanted to add a justice for every one over seventy who did not retire. What was this called?
court-packing plan
On what did President Hoover blame the Depression?
International economic conditions
How was Social Security paid for?
Taxes on workers and employers
Roosevelt was governor of what state before becoming President?
New York
What happened to FDR’s plan for adding justices?
It did not pass Congress.
What fraction of the nation’s workers were unemployed at the worst point of the Depression?
One-fourth
What were three areas addressed by Social Security?
Unemployment assistance
Disability payments
Retirement pensions
What was the overall name for FDR’s program?
New Deal
What step did Roosevelt take with regard to gold?
Took the country off the gold standard
What program was a new experiment in unified planning for an entire region?
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
What was the Supreme Court’s reaction to the New Deal?
It struck down several New Deal measures.
What was the nickname for Roosevelt’s close circle of advisors?
The brain trust
What was the result of FDR’s desire to purge the Democratic Party in 1938?
It backfired into Republican victories.
What was a specific area that the new unified planning program experiment addressed?
Production of electricity
Flood control
Navigation
Soil conservation
Recreational lakes
Who was the Republican Presidential candidate in 1936?
Alf Landon
What three areas (3 Rs) did Roosevelt’s programs address?
Relief
Recovery
Reform
What was the best-known recovery program? – known for building or repairing schools, sewage plants, and roads, and funding projects by writers, musicians, and artists
The Works Progress Administration (WPA)
What occurred in 1937 after the Federal government cut back expenditures?
A recession
What did the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) oversee?
cleared forests
built state parks
dams