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In 1935, President Roosevelt set up the Resettlement Administration to:place unemployed industrial workers in areas where their labor was needed.move Indians from land that could be farmed by victims of the Dust Bowl.help farmers who were victims of the Dust Bowl move to better land.help farmers migrate from Oklahoma to California.find jobs for farmers in industry.
One striking new feature of the 1932 presidential election results was that:urban Americans finally cast more votes than rural Americans.Democrats made gains in the normally Republican Midwest.African Americans shifted from their Republican allegiance and became a vital element in the Democratic party.a clear gender gap opened up in which more women favored the Democrats.the South had shifted to the Republican party.
By 1938, the New Deal:turned more toward direct relief than social reform.had lost most of its momentum.had plainly failed to achieve its objectives.had won over a majority of business people to its policies.was prepared to embark on ambitious new initiatives.
The National Labor Relations Act proved most beneficial to:trade associations.employers.unskilled workers.the unemployed.skilled workers.
The federally-owned Tennessee Valley Authority was seen as a particular threat to:the private electrical utility industry.white southern racial practices.the entire capitalist system.the Republican party.the automobile industry.
When Franklin Roosevelt assumed the presidency in March 1933:he knew exactly what he wanted to do.he at first proceeded cautiously.he wanted to make as few mistakes as possible.Congress refused to grant him legislative authority.he received unprecedented congressional support.
After President Roosevelt's failed attempt to pack the Supreme Court:much New Deal legislation was ruled unconstitutional.the Court began to rule that New Deal programs were constitutional.Roosevelt was unable to make any changes in the Court.Congress permanently set the number of justices at nine.the Democrats lost the next election in 1940.
The National Recovery Administration (NRA) failed largely because:it required too much self-sacrifice on the part of industry, labor, and the public.Harold Ickes, the head of the agency, proved to be an incompetent administrator.the agency did not have enough power to control business.it did not provide enough protection for labor to bargain with management.businesses resisted regulation by the agency.
As a result of the 1937 Roosevelt recession:Roosevelt backed away from further economic experiments.much of the early New Deal was repealed.Republicans gained control of the Senate in 1938.Roosevelt adopted Keynesian (planned deficit spending) economics.Social Security taxes were reduced.
Franklin Roosevelt's ____ contributed the most to his development of compassion and strength of will.:family ties with Teddy Rooseveltservice in World War Ieducationdomestic conflicts with Eleanor Rooseveltaffliction with infantile paralysis
The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) proposed to solve the farm problem by:subsidizing American farm exports overseas.creating farm cooperatives.reducing agricultural production.encouraging farmers to switch to industrial employment.helping farmers to pay their mortgages.
The Wagner Act of 1935 proved to be a trailblazing law that:established the NRA.established the Social Security system.guaranteed housing loans to workers.authorized the Public Works Administration (PWA).gave labor the right to bargain collectively
During the 1930's:the Great Depression forced President Roosevelt to trim the size of the federal bureaucracy.business people eventually came to admire President Roosevelt's New Deal programs.the national debt doubled.the states regained influence over the economy.the New Deal substantially closed the gap between production and consumption in the American economy.
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 attempted to:pressure Native Americans to renounce self-government.reverse the forced assimilation of Native Americans into white society by establishing tribal self-government.define clearly which tribes were federally recognized.encourage Native Americans to give up their land claims.reinforce the Dawes Act of 1887.
The most controversial aspect of the Tennessee Valley Authority was its effort to:build housing for poor and middle-class citizens in the region.resettle poor farmers on more productive land.provide cheap electrical power in competition with private industry.control floods in the Tennessee and Cumberland valleys.prevent soil erosion throughout the region.
The Federal Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Commission aimed to:prevent interlocking directorates and business pyramiding schemes.halt the sale of stocks on margin (i.e. with borrowed funds).force stockbrokers to register with the federal government.provide full disclosure of information and prevent insider trading and other fraudulent practices.enable the Chicago Board of Trade to compete with the New York Stock Exchange.
Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal was most notable for:undermining state and local governments.ending the Great Depression.providing moderate social reform without radical revolution or reactionary fascism.aiding big cities at the expense of farmers.attacking the American capitalist system.
President Roosevelt's Court-packing scheme in 1937 reflected his desire to: make the Supreme Courtmore conservative.less burdened with appellate cases.more independent of Congress.more sympathetic to New Deal programs.more respectful of the Constitution's original intent.
The Social Security Act of 1935 provided all of the following except:old-age pensions.unemployment insurance.health care for the poor.support for the blind and physically handicapped.economic provisions for the blind and disabled.
Both ratified in the 1930s, the Twentieth Amendment ____ and the Twenty-first Amendment ____.shortened the time between presidential election and inauguration; ended prohibitionexpanded the size of the Supreme Court; ended prohibitionrendered most New Deal programs unconstitutional; limited a president to two complete terms in officelimited a president to two complete terms in office; repealed the Eighteenth Amendmentended prohibition; shortened the time between presidential election and inauguration