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Question 5 • CMS 2026-2027 Founding Principles of the US and NC: Civic Literacy CREDIT RECOVERY

Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt establish Social Security?

Answer
A
to gain approval of the New Deal
B
to protect the free market system
C
to provide economic security
D
to end the Great Depression

Explanation

Social Security was established as part of the New Deal to help people cope with economic risks such as old age, unemployment, and poverty. Its central purpose was to provide economic security, rather than to end the Great Depression entirely or simply gain support for the New Deal. The correct choice is “to provide economic security.”

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