Question 1
Which of the following best describes the midterm elections of 1938?
A) It suggested that FDR would have a difficult time getting programs passed.
B) The Democrats lost their majorities in the House and Senate.
C) It launched the third wave of New Deal legislation.
D) Progressive Southern Democrats emerged as a stronger political force.
Question 2
The __________ established the first national minimum wage.
A) National Minimum Wage Act
B) Fair Pay Act
C) Fair Labor Standards Act
D) National Wage Standards Act
Question 3
Which of the following was an effect of FDR's court packing proposals?
A) more electoral support than ever for FDR in 1940
B) the desegregation of public facilities in the Tennessee Valley
C) the revival of conservative opposition to FDR
D) the strengthening of FDR's electoral majority in Congress
Question 4
Court packing refers to FDR's proposal to __________.
A) load state courts with civil rights cases
B) surround himself with cabinet members from America's wealthiest families
C) assert more presidential control over the makeup of the Supreme Court
D) sue corporations who resisted implementation of New Deal reforms