New Deal
The New Deal sought relief, recovery, and reform. This topic is part of U.S. History within History. This page currently draws on 7 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
New Deal trivia questions
The New Deal was a set of programs launched during what crisis?
Answer: Great Depression
Bonus fact: The New Deal sought relief, recovery, and reform.
Which U.S. president introduced the New Deal?
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bonus fact: Roosevelt took office in 1933.
Which New Deal program created retirement pensions for many Americans?
Answer: Social Security
Bonus fact: The Social Security Act was passed in 1935.
Which U.S. president launched the New Deal in response to the Great Depression?
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bonus fact: Roosevelt took office in 1933.
What economic program is associated with Roosevelt during the Great Depression?
Answer: New Deal
Bonus fact: The New Deal created relief, recovery, and reform programs.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's court-packing plan concerned which institution?
Answer: The U.S. Supreme Court
Bonus fact: Roosevelt proposed expanding the federal judiciary after the Supreme Court struck down parts of his New Deal program.
What was Roosevelt's main political goal in proposing the 1937 court plan?
Answer: To make the Supreme Court more favorable to New Deal laws
Bonus fact: Critics argued the proposal threatened judicial independence even though it did not formally remove sitting justices.