Quiz 16 - New Deal 1. 4. Which statement best describes Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs? A. They reduced the number of people who could participate in governmental decisonmaking. B. They expanded the economic role of government, while attempting to preserve capitalism. C. They stressed the need for state and local government leadership rather than national leadership 5. The development and operation of the Tennessee Valley Authority by the United States Government is an example of A. Federal intervention to meet regional needs B. experimentation with nuclear technology C. Government's attempt to earn maximum pro ts in business 6. One major result of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policy was that it A. weakened the power of the chief executive B. strengthened the policy of laissez-faire C. increased the power of the Federal Government reform the tari system B. help the unemployed C. keep the nation out of war Which New Deal program was chie y designed to correct abuses in the stock market? A. Federal Emergency Relief Act B. Civilian Conservation Corps C. Works Progress Administration D. Securities and Exchange Commission D. a return to laissez-faire economics 3. A. D. protect the nation's overseas possessions D. They emphasized the importance of the gold standard as the basis for economic recovery. 2. In 1933, the most immediate job facing President Franklin D. Roosevelt was to During the New Deal, the main purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Acts was to A. stimulate farm production to provide food for unemployed city workers B. assist farmers in relocating to towns and cities C. produce a farm surplus for export to foreign countries D. increase farm income by controlling production D. expanded the importance of States rights page 1