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

a large-scale federal program of direct relief to the unemployed

a system of government home-loan banks to assist mortgage holders

the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to make loans to businesses

the Hawley-Smoot Tariff to protect agriculture from foreign competition

26. 
    The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was largely ineffective in promoting recovery from the Depression because
    

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   the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional.
   
2. 
   its activities did not gain the support of President Hoover.
   
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   it was underfunded and overcautious in the use of the funds it did have.
   
4. 
   it could not raise farm prices.
   

27. 
    The New Deal did all of the following EXCEPT
    

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   construct the foundations of the federal welfare system.
   
2. 
   end the Great Depression.
   
3. 
   transform the Democratic Party into the dominant force in American politics for the next thirty years.
   
4. 
   preside over the birth of the modern labor movement.
   

28. 
    Much of Roosevelt's success in restoring public confidence in government might be attributed to his
    

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   consistent application of clear-cut philosophies to social and economic problems.
   
2. 
   optimistic and ebullient personality.
   
3. 
   refusal to engage in tedious and politically charged press conferences.
   
4. 
   appeal to the lower classes.
   

29. 
    Roosevelt's first concern as president was the
    

1.