Chapter 22

Quiz for Document 22-2: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Inaugural Address (1933)

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Question 1

In his March 1933 Inaugural Address, newly elected Democratic president Franklin D. Roosevelt lays out his ideas about the causes of the Great Depression and his broad approach to ending it. Based on this address, Americans would likely have expected his approach to solving the economic crisis to includeA. limited government intervention and a renewed emphasis on hard work and self-sacrifice.
B. a plan to dismantle the basic institutions of capitalism and eliminate business profits.
C. the expanded use of federal power to regulate business and ease the Great Depression’s effects.
D. the implementation of a new legislative program intended to redistribute American wealth.

Question 2

In Roosevelt’s call for immediate action to put people to work and to expand executive authority, he equates the economic emergency withA. disease.
B. natural disaster.
C. vandalism.
D. war.

Question 3

What does Roosevelt refer to in his first Inaugural Address as the “evils of the old order” that had to be guarded against?A. Gender discrimination and patriarchy
B. Financial speculation and currency shortage
C. Public debt and deficit spending
D. Racial discrimination and Jim Crow

Question 4

Which of the following statements best describes Roosevelt’s warning to Congress on the role of checks and balances between the executive and legislative branches?A. Action by Congress is constitutionally required for any durable solution to the economic crisis.
B. Congress should not threaten constitutional principles by trying to act too quickly.
C. Expanded executive authority might be needed in this emergency if Congress fails to act quickly enough.
D. Preserving the purity of constitutional checks and balances takes precedence over expediency.

Question 5

In giving the legislative branch a warning about extending executive action beyond traditional limits, Roosevelt is most likely motivated by the desire toA. frighten his political opponents.
B. gain support from radical populists.
C. inform Congress of his belief in dictatorship.
D. prevent congressional inaction.