The New Deal had many opponents. Identify the statements that describe the opposition to the New Deal.Correct Answer(s)Drag appropriate answer(s) hereDespite Republican opposition, the New Deal coalition dominated American politics for nearly half a century.In the election of 1936, Democrats and Republicans were finally united behind FDR’s New Deal and agreed on the positive impacts it was having on the economy.Republican Alfred Landon denounced Social Security and other New Deal measures as threats to individual liberty.Incorrect Answer(s)Drag appropriate answer(s) here

In the presidential election of 1936Group of answer choicesRoosevelt chose not to run again.business leaders supported the Democratic Party.the so-called New Deal Coalition reelected FDR in a landslide.the Republican candidate Alfred Landon promised to expand Social Security.the Republican candidate Alfred Landon almost won.

Identify which of the following statements correctly describe Populist criticisms of the New Deal and the Populists’ alternative proposals. 1. The American Liberty League became the most widespread and effective opposition to New Deal measures. 2. Dr. Francis E. Townsend proposed early retirement for Americans over sixty years of age in exchange for a pension payment. 3. Father Charles E. Coughlin criticized the New Deal for its failure to provide unemployment benefits. 4. Senator Huey P. Long advocated a drastic program of wealth redistribution. 5. Dr. Francis E. Townsend opposed the congressional proposal for the Social Security system. 6. The Communist Party and Socialist Party attracted mass support for their criticisms of the New Deal.

Roosevelt was in the zenith of his popularity after his landslide win in the 1936 election. Within months, however, the New Deal was mired in serious new difficulties. Identify which of the following are events of 1937 and 1938 that led to the end of the New Deal. 1. the "court-packing" plan 2. the establishment of the WPA 3. congressional opposition to major new legislation 4. the looming world crisis 5. the success of the Union Party 6. a huge drop in industrial production 7. the Roosevelt recession 8. the Social Security Act's system of unemployment insurance

QuestionWhich of the following best explains a long-term political change resulting from the New Deal?ResponsesPolitical alignments shifted as African Americans came to support the Democratic Party.Political alignments shifted as African Americans came to support the Democratic Party.The Republican Party split into factions as many reformers broke away to form a new party.The Republican Party split into factions as many reformers broke away to form a new party.Both major political parties came to embrace radical and populist ideas of reform.Both major political parties came to embrace radical and populist ideas of reform.Both major political parties came to support an isolationist foreign policy and sought to keep the United States out of war.

What was a key message of Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.’s The Age of Roosevelt, which represented the dominant view in New Deal scholarship at the time?Multiple ChoiceThe New Deal reduced public power over the economy.The New Deal provided important new protections for workers and consumers.The New Deal had increased the power of the state to troubling new dimensions.The New Deal increased the power of private interests over the economy.