FDR's New Deal Quiz

Who was elected in 1932 that would transform the role of government in the economy?

• Teddy Roosevelt
• Woodrow Wilson
• William Taft
• Franklin Roosevelt

In the Election of 1932, Democrats won..(SELECT ALL)

• The Presidency
• The Supreme Court
• The Senate
• The House

When elected Roosevelt hired these professionals that would become known as his brain trust. (SELECT ALL)

• Lawyers
• Rocket Scientists
• Journalists
• Professors

What were the three Rs in Roosevelt's New Deal? (SELECT ALL)

• Reform
• Reduce
• Repent
• Relief
• Recovery

The first laws that were passed in the Roosevelt administration helped fix..

• the banking system
• working conditions
• dust bowl
• labor relations

Roosevelt used these to explain laws and programs to the American people so they could understand.

• websites
• fireside chats
• television broadcasts
• bedside chats

This amendment repealed prohibition.

• 20th Amendment
• 21st Amendment
• 19th Amendment
• 18th Amendment

The Federal government created a commission to regulate the stock market.

• True
• False

These laws put people back to work and built important infrastructure. (SELECT ALL)

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
• Works Progress Administration (WPA)
• Public Works Administration (PWA)
• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

The Fair Labor Standards Act established which of the following. (SELECT ALL)

• minimum wage
• banned hazardous work for those under 18
• 40 hour work week
• maximum wage