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Opposition to the New Deal Answers

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Why did Major League Baseball owners support segregation by 1890?

A
They feared that African Americans would not pay to watch white players.
B
They wanted to pay their players less money than players in the Negro leagues earned.
C
They feared that white audiences would not pay to watch African American players.
D
They wanted their players to make as much money as players in the Negro leagues did.
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Who worked against Truman’s efforts to desegregate the military?

A
A. Philip Randolph
B
Northern Republicans
C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
D
Southern Democrats
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Which statement best describes how Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson affected American culture?

A
Their actions led to the segregation of most American sports.
B
They showed the country that integration could be successful.
C
They were the first African American players in Major League Baseball.
D
Their actions challenged the defense industry to integrate.
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What was one effect of Jackie Robinson’s joining Major League Baseball?

A
Other professional sports became segregated.
B
Other African Americans refused to watch Robinson play.
C
Other minorities began to play professional baseball.
D
Other minorities saw that integration was too difficult.
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Which best describes the legislative setbacks Franklin Roosevelt encountered during his first two terms?

A
Supreme Court rejection of the Social Security Act and the Tennessee Valley Authority
B
Congressional rejection of National Recovery Administration and other New Deal programs
C
Supreme Court rejection of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and the Wagner Act
D
Supreme Court rejection of several New Deal programs and congressional rejection of the judicial reform bill
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During the New Deal era, which demanded respect for states’ rights?

A
the Share-the-Wealth Program
B
the National Recovery Administration
C
the Conservative Manifesto
D
the Tennessee Valley Authority
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What did Huey Long’s Share-the-Wealth proposal depend on for funding?

A
donations from public and private companies
B
a government-mandated redistribution of wealth
C
partnerships with large, successful charities
D
a tax on the profits from New Deal programs
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How did the Supreme Court frustrate Roosevelt’s New Deal legislation?

A
by declaring some of it unconstitutional
B
by sending it back to Congress
C
by suggesting a judicial reform bill
D
by upholding the Tennessee Valley Authority
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Conservative Republicans and Democrats disagreed with government involvement in the New Deal because they thought

A
states should regulate their own affairs.
B
the government should raise taxes even more.
C
the government should spend more than it had.
D
businesses were not being regulated enough.
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Which New Deal program was struck down because it regulated commerce improperly?

A
the Social Security Act
B
the Tennessee Valley Authority
C
the National Recovery Administration
D
the Agricultural Adjustment Administration
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Most opposition to New Deal programs came from

A
farmers and the unemployed.
B
supporters of business regulation.
C
Republicans and conservative Democrats.
D
politicians opposed to business competition.
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Critics saw Roosevelt’s judicial reform bill as

A
a good idea for both Roosevelt and future presidents.
B
an attempt to gain influence on the Supreme Court.
C
a way to shift power back to the American people.
D
a way to enforce the Social Security Act.
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Which strengthened conservative opposition to the New Deal in 1937?

A
Franklin Roosevelt balanced the budget while lowering taxes.
B
Franklin Roosevelt became a fiscal conservative.
C
Franklin Roosevelt reinstated several government programs..
D
Franklin Roosevelt increased the number of Supreme Court justices.
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Which was part of Huey Long’s Share-the-Wealth proposals?

A
a decrease in taxes on the wealthy
B
a show of support for New Deal programs
C
more state involvement in New Deal programs
D
more vacation time for state workers

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