Chapter 22

Quiz for Document 22-3: Huey Long, “Every Man a King” (1934)

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Question 1

Senator Huey Long’s popular proposals for economic reform in the United States, as exemplified by his 1934 radio speech Every Man a King, pushed Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration to adopt which of the following pieces of legislation?A. The Agricultural Adjustment Act and Glass-Steagall Act
B. The Social Security Act and Revenue Act
C. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration and National Recovery Administration
D. The Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps

Question 2

What, for Senator Long, was the primary cause of the Great Depression?A. Excessive financial regulation
B. Government deficit spending
C. Inequality of income distribution
D. Lack of productivity in the labor force

Question 3

From where does Long propose to get funding for the $5000 minimum wealth that is to be allotted to every American?A. Taxing all fortunes over $50 million dollars in the U.S.
B. Nationalizing the banks
C. Selling all public lands to speculators
D. Implementing tariffs on all foreign imports