Who did FDR beat in the presidential election of 1932 by a landslide?
What is Hoover
100
Which political party won large majorities in the House and Senate in the elections of 1932?
What is Democrats
100
Roosevelt declared a _____ that closed banks to prevent more bank failures.
What is a “Bank Holiday”
100
FDR spoke directly to the American people in radio talks called ____. He explained the New Deal measures and asked
for public support. These broadcasts restore the nation’s confidence.
What is “fireside chats”
100
In the first Hundred Days, Congress quickly passed many important laws that expanded the federal government’s role in the nation’s what?
What is the Economy
200
Who was the Roman Catholic priest who used his popular radio sermons to criticize Roosevelt. His anti-Jewish views eventually cost him support.
Who is Father Charles Coughlin
200
Critics claimed that Roosevelt was trying to "pack the ___ with supporters. Protest over this proposal cost Roosevelt support.
What is ”Pack the Court"
200
The most serious challenge to the New Deal came from Senator Huey Long of Louisiana. He was an early supporter of the New Deal. But he wanted to become ____. In 1935, at the height of his popularity, Long was assassinated.
What is president
200
Some liberals criticized the New Deal, because they said it did not do what?
What is enough to help the poor and needy
200
Dr. Francis Townsend proposed a ___to give monthly payments to the elderly. Many elderly voters liked Townsend’s plan.
What is Pension plan
300
The ___ provided direct relief to the needy.
What is Federal Emergency Relief Administration
300
The ____ put young men back to work building roads and planting trees.
What is Civilian Conservation Corps
300
Roosevelt reluctantly financed the New Deal through ___.
What is Deficit spending
300
The ___ helped farmers to raise crop prices by lowering production.
What is the Agricultural Adjustment Act
300
What is the term for a plan that provides money to be paid
out as a retirement benefit?
What is a pension plan.
400
What term means to end or suspended a person's employment, especially because of lack of work?
What is layoff
400
Which term means to set rules for an industry?
What is regulate
400
The ____ was set up to stop the trend of wage cuts, falling prices, and layoffs.
What is the National Recovery Administration
400
Congress passed the ____ which allowed healthy banks to reopen.
What is Emergency Banking Relief Act
400
Congress created the ____ to regulate the stock market.
What is the Securities and Exchange Commission
500
Congress also passed the ____ which made companies give accurate information in their stock offerings.
What is the Federal Securities Act
500
The ____ provided direct relief of food, clothing, and cash to the needy.
What is the Federal Emergency Relief Administration
500
The ____ set codes of fair practice for industries. It also guaranteed that workers had the right to organize unions.
What is the National Industrial Recovery Act
500
The ____ restored public confidence in banks, and established the ____, which protects the savings people put in banks up to $250,000.
What is the Glass-Steagall Act; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
500
Which branch of government ___ struck down the NIRA and the AAA? What are the NIRA and the AAA?
What is the Supreme Court; National Industrial Recovery Act and the Agricultural Adjustment Act