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The New Deal: Domestic Policies - Quiz 2

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Question 1

The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934?

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promoted assimilation of Indians into the American mainstream.

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provided relief for the unemployed on reservations.

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reversed a 50-year pattern by recognizing tribal life.

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centralized administration of the reservation system in a new federal agency.

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Question 2

The "Roosevelt coalition" that would allow the Democratic party to dominate politics for several decades rested on three pillars. Specifically, these included all of the following EXCEPT?

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traditional solid support in the South.

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the farm vote, especially in the Plains states.

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industrial workers.

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city dwellers, especially blacks and white ethnics.

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Question 3

The farm policy of the New Deal was designed to?

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decrease federal involvement in agriculture.

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reduce prices of farm products to aid factory workers.

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enlarge farms by approving corporate mergers.

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increase prices of farm products by reducing farm output.

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Question 4

The most profound and long-lasting effect of the New Deal on American politics was that?

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the increasing power of the president lessened the power of Congress.

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state and local governments became the main vehicles of political power.

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cultural issues became more significant to the voting public.

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the power of conservative politicians was finally broken.

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Question 5

All of the following were achieved during the New Deal EXCEPT?

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a balanced budget.

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renewed confidence in banks.

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a gradual improvement in farm conditions.

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a gradual acceptance of labor unions.

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a reduction in unemployment.

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Question 6

The Wagner Act?

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imposed unions on agricultural workers who disliked them.

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allowed labor to organize into labor unions and to act as the workers' sole bargaining agent in the workplace.

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gave labor a minimum wage and retirement benefits.

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did more to impose safety standards than any legislation to date.

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Question 7

The Supreme Court declared the National Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional because it?

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waived antitrust laws for cooperating businesses.

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used an overbroad definition of interstate commerce.

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granted public money to private corporations.

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applied only to corporations not partnerships and sole proprietorships.

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Question 8

Huey Long's "Share Our Wealth" Society advocated?

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government ownership and control of all banks.

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a national health insurance plan.

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federal education subsidies to all families with college-age children.

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a guaranteed annual income to each family.

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Question 9

Until the 1930s, the Supreme Court objected to social legislation passed by the states to protect workers on the basis that such laws?

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made American business less competitive.

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interfered with the natural order of things.

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were reserved to the federal government.

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interfered with the workers' right of contract.

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did not contribute to the health and well-being of the citizens.

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Question 10

All of the following are TRUE about the election of 1936 EXCEPT?

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the Republicans recognized the popularity of New Deal policies and simply asserted that they could administer them better.

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Roosevelt beat Alf Landon in the most crushing victory since 1820.

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third-party candidates--Socialist, Communist, and a coalition candidate for Coughlinites, Townsendites, and "Share Our Wealth" advocates--siphoned off an alarming number of Democratic votes.

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the Democrats increased their already top-heavy majorities in the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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