Chapter 242. Reflections on Launching a New Deal, Chapter 24

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Correct. The answer is d. The author’s main point in this section is that, relying on the advice of experts from many fields, Roosevelt launched New Deal programs during his first months in office that aimed to calm Americans’ fears, provide relief, and promote recovery by expanding the federal government’s role in the nation’s economy while also maintaining capitalism.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author’s main point in this section is that, relying on the advice of experts from many fields, Roosevelt launched New Deal programs during his first months in office that aimed to calm Americans’ fears, provide relief, and promote recovery by expanding the federal government’s role in the nation’s economy while also maintaining capitalism.

Correct. The answer is c. To support his argument that Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal changed the federal government’s role in the national economy, the author describes the creation of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration through which, for the first time since the nation’s founding, the federal government assumed responsibility for needy people.

Incorrect. The answer is c. To support his argument that Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal changed the federal government’s role in the national economy, the author describes the creation of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration through which, for the first time since the nation’s founding, the federal government assumed responsibility for needy people.

Correct. The answer is a. To support his assertion that the New Deal sought to save capitalism rather than undermine it, the author describes the Roosevelt administration’s passage of the Emergency Banking Act in 1932, which used federal funds to prop up the private banking system.

Incorrect. The answer is a. To support his assertion that the New Deal sought to save capitalism rather than undermine it, the author describes the Roosevelt administration’s passage of the Emergency Banking Act in 1932, which used federal funds to prop up the private banking system.

Correct. The answer is b. The author argues that Roosevelt’s persistent political success in the 1930s and 1940s stemmed from the support he gained from “the millions of the beneficiaries of the New Deal…who expressed their appreciation by voting Democratic on election day.”

Incorrect. The answer is b. The author argues that Roosevelt’s persistent political success in the 1930s and 1940s stemmed from the support he gained from “the millions of the beneficiaries of the New Deal…who expressed their appreciation by voting Democratic on election day.”

Correct. The answer is d. The author argues that the NRA was ineffective because the businesses that participated generally wrote codes that tended to serve their own interests by strengthening conventional business practices rather than changing the way they treated workers and consumers.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author argues that the NRA was ineffective because the businesses that participated generally wrote codes that tended to serve their own interests by strengthening conventional business practices rather than changing the way they treated workers and consumers.

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