USHB Lesson 4

Originally established as part of a New Deal program, what organization guarantees individual bank deposits up to $250,000 today?

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Social Security Administration
• Federal Reserve Bank

What was one advantage farmers had over urban dwellers?

• The cost of living was greater in rural areas.
• Most farmers could grow enough food to feed their families.
• Large dust bowls provided food and entertainment.
• Family sizes were smaller in rural areas.

Frank believes that people’s lives should be completely controlled by the state, and political parties should not be allowed. What political system would Frank most likely support?

• Republicanism
• Fascism
• Democracy
• Communism

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) was set up to monitor stock market activity and ensure that no fraud or insider trading was taking place. Which of the New Deal’s 3Rs would this agency represent?

• Recycle
• Relief
• Recovery
• Reform

As banks began to foreclose on the property, how did most farmers react?

• Farmers migrated east to New York.
• Farmers migrated west to California.
• Farmers migrated south to Mexico.
• Farmers migrated north to Canada.

The Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA) gave immediate help to those that needed it in the form of cash payments. Which of the New Deal’s 3Rs would this agency represent?

• Recycle
• Relief
• Reform
• Recovery

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) created to build dams in the Tennessee River valley, which provided more stable irrigation and cheap hydroelectric power. Which of the New Deal’s 3Rs would this agency represent?

• Recycle
• Relief
• Reform
• Recovery

What was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's court-packing scheme?

• Make the Supreme Court have more justices.
• Make the Supreme Court have fewer justices.
• Make the US District court have more justices.
• Make the US District court have fewer justices.

What is ‘rugged individualism’?

• A mass migration of people to the western United States.
• The government should minimize intervention in the lives of its citizens.
• The belief that people should live in rural areas.
• The government should maximize intervention in the lives of its citizens.

Under President Hoover’s orders, what happened to the Bonus Army?

• The government passed a law that made it illegal to build shanties.
• The military confronted the veterans with tear gas and bayonets.
• The government gave all the veterans a $100 bonus.
• The veterans were encouraged to build a larger Hooverville.