21.3 – Flashcards
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The New Deal concentrated power in the hands of:
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the executive branch.
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Roosevelt equated freedom with:
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economic security.
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The American Liberty League
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Protested Roosevelt's policies.
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In the presidential election of 1936:
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the so-called Nee Deal coalition reelected FDR in a landslide.
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Why did FDR try to change the balance on the Supreme Court?
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He feared the Supreme Court might invalidate the Wagner and Social Security acts.
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The Fair Labor Standards Act instituted all of the following EXCEPT:
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a fifty-hour workweek.
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Most historians argue that a recession reoccurred in 1937 because Roosevelt:
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cut government spending.
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Which phrase best describes Eleanor Roosevelt's tenure as First Lady?
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Redefined the role of First Lady, championing women's rights, civil rights, and human rights.
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Under New Deal reform, African-Anericans:
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were mostly excluded from Social Security benefits.
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Which statement about the Indian New Deal is FALSE?
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It continued the policy of the Dawes Act.
