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Chapter 22 Summative Quiz

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1. Herbert Hoover’s initial response to the Depression was to

ask Congress to strengthen regulation of the banks.

run to local governments and charities to provide relief.

pressure private industry to not raise prices for consumers.

begin planning a major federally funded jobs program.

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2. The 1932 decision by Hoover and Congress to raise taxes across the board to control the federal deficit resulted in

a balanced federal budget by year’s end.

funding for a major public works project.

the loss of millions of additional jobs.

the closing of banks and insurance companies.

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3. Mexican and Japanese immigrants faced similar types of discrimination and hardship during the Depression, but only

Mexicans faced competition for jobs from white migrants.

Japanese voluntarily returned to their homeland.

unemployed Mexicans were forcibly deported.

Japanese faced job discrimination before the Depression.

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4. What did the members of the Bonus Army want from the federal government?

Early payment of a benefit promised to World War I veterans

Financial relief for farmers who were facing foreclosure

A public works program to provide jobs for the unemployed

Legislation to prevent employers from cutting their workers’ pay

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5. The purpose of the Glass-Steagall Act was to

protect the personal savings of Americans.

provide failing banks with bailout funds.

provide investors with accurate information.

cap the salaries of government employees.

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6. Why did Roosevelt make ending Prohibition a priority?

He believed that legal access to liquor would improve Americans’ morale.

Legalizing alcohol sales would produce government income and savings.

It would create new manufacturing and employment opportunities.

For the government to be able to regulate alcohol, it had to be legal.

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7. Which of the following represents the philosophy of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration under Harry Hopkins?

Since there was a limited amount of relief money, it had to be distributed slowly and carefully.

The unemployed had been waiting for relief long enough; they shouldn’t have to wait any longer.

The federal government, not states or cities, should be responsible for distributing the funds.

The agency needed to establish clear criteria, which it would use to evaluate requests for funding.

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8. Which New Deal program supported the work of writers, artists, and musicians?

Federal Emergency Relief Administration

Works Progress Administration

National Recovery Administration

Civilian Conservation Corps

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9. The purpose of the National Labor Relations Board was to

mediate disputes between strikers and employers.

protect the right of workers to organize unions.

hear workers’ complaints about working conditions.

protect workers from racial and gender discrimination.

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10. Which of the following describes Franklin Roosevelt’s position regarding the expansion of the Supreme Court?

Justices over the age of seventy were incapable of fulfilling their duties.

Nine justices were not enough to handle the Court’s workload.

Without new members, the Court was unlikely to uphold New Deal reforms.

During a time of crisis, Congress and the Court should defer to the president.

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11. The intended goal of the Indian Reorganization Act (1934) was to

enhance Indian autonomy and preserve native customs and language.

encourage Indian assimilation and integration into the mainstream.

address the high rates of unemployment and poverty among Indians.

relocate Indian tribes to land that was better suited to farming.

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12. Many Native American tribes rejected the Indian Reorganization Act because

they denied the federal government’s authority to intervene in tribal affairs.

they distrusted the motives of John Collier, the commissioner of Indian Affairs.

some of its requirements forced them to abandon their traditional practices.

it didn’t address the economic struggles of most Native American tribes.