These Truths - Chapter 11 Quiz

What did conservatives form to investigate supposed communists during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency?

Question Answer Choices A special task force A federal agency A secret society A Congressional committee

What was the impact of the Supreme Court on New Deal legislation initially?

Question Answer Choices Striking down law after law as unconstitutional Ignoring the laws Amending the laws Supporting all the laws

What technology did Franklin D. Roosevelt use to connect with the public during his presidency?

Question Answer Choices Telephone Television Radio Newspaper

What was the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt's program aimed at economic recovery?

Question Answer Choices Fair Deal Square Deal New Deal Great Society

Who was elected president after Herbert Hoover during the Great Depression?

Question Answer Choices Dwight D. Eisenhower Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Woodrow Wilson Harry S. Truman

Who made the position of First Lady an active one during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency?

Question Answer Choices Lou Hoover Eleanor Roosevelt Mamie Eisenhower Bess Truman

What did Franklin D. Roosevelt propose to add a new justice to the Supreme Court for every justice who reached the age of seventy without retiring?

Question Answer Choices Court-packing scheme Supreme Court expansion Constitutional amendment Judicial reform act

What famous radio play did Orson Welles produce that caused panic among listeners?

Question Answer Choices 1984 Brave New World Fahrenheit 451 The War of the Worlds

What was one of the key features of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs?

Question Answer Choices Medicare Homestead Act Federal Reserve System Social Security

What major global event was reported on American news radio during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency?

Question Answer Choices Hitler invading Austria and Czechoslovakia The signing of the Munich Agreement The end of World War II The bombing of Pearl Harbor