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What are the two largest expenditures for most consumers? correct answer: Housing and transportation What is the national homeownership rate? correct answer: 64.4% What does the Discrimination Fair Housing act prohibit discrimination on the basis of? correct answer: race or color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, disability What were people told homeownership might do for them? correct answer: create social and financial stability, created safer neighborhoods, create...

Great Depression Test Questions and Answers 100% CorrectGreat Depression Test Questions and Answers 100% CorrectGreat Depression Test Questions and Answers 100% CorrectGreat Depression Test Questions and Answers 100% Correct what was NOT a cause of the Great Depression? a) the growing amount of homeless people. b) tariffs on foreign goods. c) the availability of easy credit. d) a crisis in the farm sector. - ANSWER-a) the growing amount of homeless people. Which was NOT a cause of th...

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 23Warren Harding - correct answers In November 1920, he was elected the 29th president of the United States. He was a Republican whose slogan was: "Return to Normalcy". His term was marked by scandals and corruption, although he was never implicated in any of the scandals. In August 1923, he died while traveling in the West. (p. 475-476) Charles Evans Hughes - correct answers A former presidential candidate and Supreme Court justice who was appointed secretary of...

Brain Pop Quiz Latest Update Graded A+ Which of the following is a true statement about Black Tuesday? It was the result of a steady decline in demand for stocks in the previous 12 months. What caused Herbert Hoover to raise taxes during the Depression? He wanted to balance the federal government's budget. Which of the following trends during the 1920's set the stage for the Great Depression? Americans building up personal debt How do the Federal Reserve and the government respo...

US History- Quiz Bowl Latest Update Graded A+ John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison used the pseudonym Publius for what series of 85 essays supporting the Constitution? The Federalist Papers Pickett's Charge failed to take Cemetary Ridge in what 1863 Civil War battle in Pennsylvania that is often considered the war's turning point? Gettysburg John Quincy Adams successfully defended the 53 former residents of Sierra Leone who had escaped and taken over what Spanish ...

Cause: ? Effect: The stock market crashed on October 29, 1929. Investors made high-risk purchases and bought stocks with small down payments. Which of the following statements best describes the Hoover administration's initial response to the Great Depression? Hoover worked with Congress to pass a tax cut for American workers. Which of the following was a relief effort under the Hoover administration? The federal government funded private relief efforts, such as the Red Cross,...

Executive Order 5398 signed by President Herbert Hoover on July 21, 1930. - ANSWER-Veterans Administration Created by What Executive Order? VHA (Veterans Health Administration) VBA (Veterans Benefits Administration) NCA ( National Cemetery Administration) - ANSWER-3 Major Branches of the VA Oct. 25, 1988 Congress passed legislation that became "The Department of Veteran Affairs Act" with an effective date of March 15, 1989 - ANSWER-When did VA become a cabinet level position / agency? ...

Which of the following is a true statement about Black Tuesday? - Answer-It was the result of a steady decline in demand for stocks in the previous 12 months. What caused Herbert Hoover to raise taxes during the Depression? - Answer-He wanted to balance the federal government's budget. Which of the following trends during the 1920's set the stage for the Great Depression? - AnswerAmericans building up personal debt How do the Federal Reserve and the government respond to economic slowdown...

FTCE K-6 Social Science NAVAED Exam Questions And Answers 2023 Literature circles well-organized, cooperative learning structures where students analyze text, both informational and literacy. can be used effectively for students learning about the language in the Declaration of Independence Debates allows students to have the opportunity to use critical thinking and presentation skills. Can help students cultivate abstract thinking and build skills like citizenship, etiquette, organiza...

Amsco APUSH Chapter 24 100% Correct stock market crash October 1929 - The steep fall in the prices of stocks due to widespread financial panic. It was caused by stock brokers who called in the loans they had made to stock investors. This caused stock prices to fall, and many people lost their entire life savings as many financial institutions went bankrupt. Black Tuesday October 24th, 1929 - lots of people sold their stock + prices went way down. To stabilize stock, a group of bankers bought mi...