"Three long years ago we declared war on the Depression. We were determined that men shall not starve in this land of plenty. We have used the credit of the Government to aid private credit. The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." — Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937
FDR's "test" articulated a vision aligned with which New Deal program?
- A
Federal Reserve Act of 1913
- B
Espionage Act enforcement
- C
Hawley-Smoot tariff
- Dcheck_circle
Social Security retirement and aid for dependent children
Explanation
The 1935 Social Security Act embodied federal commitment to providing minimum security for the elderly, dependents, and unemployed.