President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal programs were created to counter the negative effects of the Great Depression. Which of the following was NOT one of the federal agencies or programs that Roosevelt was instrumental in creating during his thirteen-year tenure?
a. Social Security Administration
b. Securities and Exchange Commission
c. Department of the Treasury
d. Civilian Conservation Corp
e. public works programs
ANS: C
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