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Significant Contributors to US Government and Politics — Quiz

Question 8 • United States Government

Read the scenario. Naveah worked for the local parks and recreation office during the summer as a lifeguard. At the end of the season, her job ended. She was able to collect unemployment based on her monthly salary to help while she worked to find a new job. Which US leader’s actions made this possible?

Answer
A
Ronald Reagan
B
Franklin D. Roosevelt
C
John Marshall
D
Andrew Jackson

Explanation

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal established the Social Security Act of 1935, which created a federal-state unemployment insurance system. That system provides temporary benefits to eligible workers who lose their jobs, such as Naveah after her seasonal work ended. Ronald Reagan, John Marshall, and Andrew Jackson did not establish this program.

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