Which of the following was a consequence of the New Deal legislation passed during the Great Depression under the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt?

(A) States gained additional powers to pass legislation to relieve the economic problems of the Depression.
(B) The federal government became a more important agent of change than in previous presidential administrations.
(C) New presidential appointments to federal courts limited the judicial powers of the Supreme Court.
(D) Social policy became the primary concern of state governments.
(E) Presidents have been much more likely to defend their creation of emergency acts by claiming executive privilege.


Ans: (B) The federal government became a more important agent of change than in previous presidential administrations.

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