Q.1
At the start of 1934, after a year of the New Deal, US unemployment remained very high. What was the approximate figure?
  • 11.3 million
  • 15.2 million
  • 8.1 million
  • 10.2 million
Q.2
The American Liberty League achieved prominence in the mid-1930s. What was its principal agenda?
  • To safeguard human rights in the USA - especially those of minorities like African Americans
  • To advance the rights of trade unionists
  • To fight the New Deal tooth and nail
  • To try to expose communists and socialists as un-American
Q.3
One of the great pieces of legislation in the Second New Deal was the National Labour Relations Act, which considerably extended unions' rights when they were dealing with employers. By what name was this measure also known?
  • The Mahler Act
  • The Wagner Act
  • The Bruckner Act
  • The Strauss Act
Q.4
In the 1936 presidential elections FDR trounced the moderate Republican governor of Kansas. What was his name?
  • Henry Rockefeller
  • George Chrysler
  • Alfred M. Landon
  • George Harding
Q.5
Which US constitutional body declared a number of FDR's alphabetical agencies unconstitutional, especially from the Second New Deal?
  • The Federal Court
  • The High Court
  • The Supreme Court
  • The Appeal Court
Q.6
One of FDR's main critics was the Governor of Louisiana, Huey Long. By what nickname was he better known?
  • Crocodile
  • Rattlesnake
  • Kingfish
  • Black Bear
Q.7
What did Long call his campaign to redistribute the nation's wealth in the interests of the poor?
  • "The Fairer Shares for All" campaign
  • "The Share our Wealth" campaign
  • "The Equality" campaign
  • "The Redistribution" campaign
Q.8
Father Charles Coughlin, of Michigan, suggested even more radical ideas. What was his proposed solution for the banking crisis?
  • Closing those down who went bankrupt
  • Drastically restricting banking hours
  • Requiring account holders to keep a minimum amount in their accounts
  • Taking the whole banking system into public ownership/nationalisation
Q.9
Schechter Poultry Corporation took its case against the Federal Government to the highest constitutional authority. What nickname was given to the case?
  • The "Sick Chicken Case"
  • The "Sick Poultry Case"
  • The "Sick Bird Case"
  • The "Sick Rooster Case"
Q.10
The right-wing opposition to the Second New Deal came from rich business interests represented by the Republican Party. What kind of economic system did they accuse FDR of trying to establish in the USA?
  • Socialism/Communism
  • Anarchism
  • Liberalism
  • Social Democracy
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