1. what ruling reversed the plessy v. ferguson decision

a. poll tax
b. compromise of 1877
c. reconstruction act of 1867
d. brown v. board of education of topeka

2. identify a problem reformers try to solve during the progressive era

a. excessive pollution
b. political corruption
c. dwindling birth rates
d. increase natural disasters

3. supporters of the temperance motivation believe the drinking alcohol at led to which social problem

a. criminal activity
b. infections disease
c. political corruption
d. racial demonstration

i thing that the best option is a.they feared it would cause a second economic collapse.

one of the most negatives aspects of the new deal was that it upset the balanced federal budget and led to a huge deficit for the nation while at the same time failed to end increasing unemployment. roosevelt's program, based on keynesian theories of economics, called for massive government spending to stimulate the economy. as he   failed to do this with large tax increases; large sums of money were borrowed to fund new deal programs. when the economy showed some improvement, roosevelt was concerned about inflation, and ordered cuts in government spending. unfortunately, he did so at a time when the new social security tax had cut people's disposable income. businesses were too afraid of spending, and the economy in 1937 was in worse shape than in 1929. at the end of that year, two million people were unemployed.

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