#1
Who was the President of the United States during the New Deal era?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
#2
Which agency was responsible for regulating the stock market and enforcing securities laws during the New Deal era?
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
#3
Which New Deal program was responsible for providing relief to homeowners facing foreclosure during the Great Depression?
Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
#4
Which New Deal program aimed to provide employment opportunities for artists, musicians, actors, and writers?
Federal Writers' Project
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
#5
Which New Deal program was responsible for providing financial assistance to farmers and regulating agricultural production?
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
#6
Which of the following acts established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
Social Security Act
Glass-Steagall Act
National Industrial Recovery Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
#7
Who was the first female cabinet member in the United States, serving as Secretary of Labor during the New Deal era?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mary McLeod Bethune
Frances Perkins
Hattie Caraway
#8
Which New Deal program aimed to provide jobs for unemployed young men during the Great Depression?
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
#9
What was the name of the program that provided financial assistance to elderly, retired workers during the New Deal era?
Social Security Act
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
#10
Which New Deal program was aimed at providing electricity to rural areas by constructing dams and hydroelectric power plants?
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
#11
Who was the main opponent of the New Deal, arguing that it gave too much power to the federal government?
Louisiana Long
Huey Long
Charles Coughlin
Alfred Landon
#12
Which of the following was NOT a criticism of the New Deal?
It did not do enough to address unemployment
It expanded the role of the federal government
It focused too much on social welfare programs
It caused the Great Depression to worsen
#13
Who was the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court whose rulings during the New Deal era shaped the Court's approach to government regulation?
Earl Warren
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
John Marshall
Charles Evans Hughes
#14
Which New Deal program was responsible for constructing dams and providing electricity to rural areas?
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
#15
Who was the Secretary of Agriculture responsible for implementing agricultural policies during the New Deal era?
Henry Wallace
James Farley
Harold Ickes
Henry Morgenthau Jr.