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New Deal Agencies Trivia Quiz

In the "New Deal" Franklin Delano Roosevelt offered America, he established a number of agencies abbreviated by letters. Which of those agencies do these letters represent?

A multiple-choice quiz by lowtechmaster. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
lowtechmaster

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
376,811

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. What Roosevelt New Deal agency was known as the CCC? Hint

Civilian City Corps

Civilian Constitution Corps

Columbia Conservation Corps

Civilian Conservation Corps

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Question 2 of 10

2. What Roosevelt New Deal agency is known as the FDIC? Hint

Federal Deposit Insurance Commission

Federal Deposit Insurance Company

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Deficit Insurance Corporation

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Question 3 of 10

3. What Roosevelt New Deal agency is abbreviated as FHA? Hint

Federal Housing Association

Federal Home Administration

Federal Health Association

Federal Housing Administration

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Question 4 of 10

4. For what Roosevelt New Deal agency does NLRB stand? Hint

National Legal Relations Bureau

National Labor Relations Bureau

National Labor Relations Board

National Labor Representation Board

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Question 5 of 10

5. The initials SEC stand for what federal agency established as part of Roosevelt's New Deal? Hint

Secure Economic Corporation

Standards and Exchange Commission

Secret Economic Company

Securities and Exchange Commission

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Question 6 of 10

6. For what does SSA stand? (It is a major agency that Roosevelt's New Deal created.) Hint

Senior Security Administration

Senior Security Act

Social Security Administration

Social Savings Act

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Question 7 of 10

7. The TVA was established in 1933 as part of Roosevelt's New Deal. But what does TVA mean? Hint

Tennessee Valley Association

Texas Valley Association

Texas Valley Authority

Tennessee Valley Authority

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Question 8 of 10

8. The WPA was created in 1935 as part of Roosevelt's New Deal and was discontinued in 1943. For what does WPA stand? Hint

Work Promotion Administration

Works Progress Association

Work Plan Association

Works Progress Administration

9. The AAA is a federal agency that was initially formed in 1933, was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1936, and was reestablished in 1938 by a new law that corrected the errors pointed out by the Supreme Court. But for what does AAA stand? Hint

American Adjustment Administration

American Automobile Association

Agricultural Adjustment Administration

Agricultural Adjustment Association

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Question 10 of 10

10. The NYA operated from 1935 to 1943, beginning as part of the WPA (Works Progress Administration), part of Roosevelt's New Deal. For what did NYA stand? Hint

New Youth Association

National Youth Assistance

National Youth Association

National Youth Administration

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What Roosevelt New Deal agency was known as the CCC?

Answer: Civilian Conservation Corps

The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public works program for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families. It ran from 1933 to 1942. Apart from providing jobs during the Great Depression, it established, among other benefits, a conservation program and projects in every state, building and upgrading parks, planting trees, and building public roadways in remote areas.

2. What Roosevelt New Deal agency is known as the FDIC?

Answer: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

The FDIC is an independent agency created by the Banking Act (1933). It provides insurance for each deposit ownership category up to a specified amount. It is funded only by premiums that financial institutions pay for deposit insurance and by U.S. Treasury securities earnings.

3. What Roosevelt New Deal agency is abbreviated as FHA?

Answer: Federal Housing Administration

The FHA was established as part of the National Housing Act of 1934. It sets standards for construction and underwriting, and provides mortgage insurance to individuals for loans made by financial institutions.

4. For what Roosevelt New Deal agency does NLRB stand?

Answer: National Labor Relations Board

The NLRB, established in 1935, is an independent government agency that is charged with conducting elections for labor union representation and dealing with and resolving unfair labor practices.

5. The initials SEC stand for what federal agency established as part of Roosevelt's New Deal?

Answer: Securities and Exchange Commission

The SEC was established in 1934. It is a federal agency charged with enforcing federal securities laws, regulating the securities industry, and proposing rules and regulations for securities.

6. For what does SSA stand? (It is a major agency that Roosevelt's New Deal created.)

Answer: Social Security Administration

The SSA, formed by the Social Security Act passed in 1935 and amended many times since then, covers many programs such as retirement, disability benefits, and Medicare.

7. The TVA was established in 1933 as part of Roosevelt's New Deal. But what does TVA mean?

Answer: Tennessee Valley Authority

The TVA provides navigation, electrical generation, economic development, and flood control for the Tennessee Valley. Its services cover most of Tennessee and parts of Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, as well as small portions of Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia.

8. The WPA was created in 1935 as part of Roosevelt's New Deal and was discontinued in 1943. For what does WPA stand?

Answer: Works Progress Administration

The WPA was the largest New Deal agency formed in response to the Great Depression. Over its eight year span, it provided a total of nearly eight million jobs to unemployed people (mostly unskilled men) for such public works projects as constructing public buildings and roads.

Answer: Agricultural Adjustment Administration

The AAA, formed by the Agricultural Adjustment Act, oversees the distribution of the subsidies paid to farmers not to raise crops on part of their land and not to kill off their livestock.

10. The NYA operated from 1935 to 1943, beginning as part of the WPA (Works Progress Administration), part of Roosevelt's New Deal. For what did NYA stand?

Answer: National Youth Administration

The NYA provided work and education for those 16 to 25, including young women (who were not eligible for the Civilian Concentration Corps). The young persons usually lived at home. They were paid for performing work-study projects at their schools and part-time work (usually with job training) on repair and construction projects.

Source: Author lowtechmaster

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