50 tests on a topic “The literature of Great Depression: John Steinbeck, E. Caldwell

loans by the national government to railroads, banks, and insurance companies

legal protection to the right of workers to form unions

a major program of public works designed to pump needed funds into the economy

34. 
    The Supreme Court declared the National Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional partly because it
    

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   used an overly broad definition of interstate commerce.
   
2. 
   waived antitrust laws for cooperating businesses.
   
3. 
   granted public money to private corporations.
   
4. 
   applied only to corporations, not partnerships and sole proprietors.
   

35. 
    The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) did all of the following EXCEPT
    

1. 
   caused massive flooding in certain regions.
   
2. 
   suffered as a result of the collapse of the electrical utility empire of Samuel Insull.
   
3. 
   was intended to serve as an agent for comprehensive redevelopment of the entire region.
   
4. 
   received strong support from the nation's utility companies.
   

36. 
    The Roosevelt administration instituted all of the following financial reforms EXCEPT to
    

1. 
   take the country off the gold standard.
   
2. 
   establish the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
   
3. 
   transfer control over interest rates from the Federal Reserve Board to Congress
   
4. 
   establish the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to police the stock market.
   

37. 
    The relief efforts of the early New Deal were intended to
    

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   stimulate a broad recovery of the economy.
   
2. 
   provide relief to the lower classes first.
   
3.