Which of the following was most responsible for an unequal distribution of weath? (1 point)
A: There was an increase in business profits.
B: Average Americans were not investing in the stock market.
C: Wages were not keeping pace with profits of business owners.
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C: Wages were not keeping pace with profits of business owners.
In which of the following ways did the 1920s wealth gap contribute to the start of the Great Depression? (1 point)
A: Many of the rural poor were forced into subsistence farming.
B: The wealth gap led to heavy emigration from United States and shrinkage of the economy
C: A concentration of wealth led to less spending across the economy.
A: Many of the rural poor were forced into subsistence farming.
B: The wealth gap led to heavy emigration from United States and shrinkage of the economy
C: A concentration of wealth led to less spending across the economy.
C: A concentration of wealth led to less spending across the economy.
"We took away their best lands; broke treaties, promises; tossed them the most nearly worthless scraps of a continent that had once been wholly theirs. But we did not liquidate their spirit. The vital spark which kept them alive was hardy." --John Collier, 1938
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Based on the quote, what conclusion can best be reached about John Collier? (1 point)
A: He would not support the U.S. government compensating Native Americans for past unfair treatment.
B: He believes the Native Americans' drive to live fairly in the United States has not been totally destroyed.
C: He would encourage the Native Americans to forcibly take back their traditional lands.
Use the text to answer the question.
Based on the quote, what conclusion can best be reached about John Collier? (1 point)
A: He would not support the U.S. government compensating Native Americans for past unfair treatment.
B: He believes the Native Americans' drive to live fairly in the United States has not been totally destroyed.
C: He would encourage the Native Americans to forcibly take back their traditional lands.
B: He believes the Native Americans' drive to live fairly in the United States has not been totally destroyed.
Among the first laws passed by FDR was the Truth-in- Securities Act. How did it support his New Deal goals? (1 point)
A: The law was mainly enacted as a way to reignite the economy.
B: The law was focused on helping those who lost money in the stock market crash.
C: The Law's goal was to prevent another economic crash.
A: The law was mainly enacted as a way to reignite the economy.
B: The law was focused on helping those who lost money in the stock market crash.
C: The Law's goal was to prevent another economic crash.
C: The law's goal was to prevent another economic crash.
Which action is often viewed as the most serious attempt to undermine the independence of the judiciary? (1 point)
A: President Franklen D. Roosevelt's plan to reorganize the supreme court.
B: Periodic increases in the salaries of the supreme court justices
C: appointment of the supreme court justices to unlimited terms of office.
A: President Franklen D. Roosevelt's plan to reorganize the supreme court.
B: Periodic increases in the salaries of the supreme court justices
C: appointment of the supreme court justices to unlimited terms of office.
A: President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to reorganize the Supreme Court.