Question

An example of government use of money to influence elections in the 20th century is increasing the size of the military in election years. increasing foreign aid in election years. increasing social security benefits in election years. reducing subsidies for mortgage insurance in election years. mobilizing troops in election years.

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New DealTop left: The TVA signed into law in 1933
Top right: President Roosevelt led the New Dealers;
Bottom: A public mural from arts program of the WPADuration1933–1936LocationUnited StatesTypeEconomic programCauseGreat DepressionOrganized byPresident Franklin D. RooseveltOutcomeReform of Wall Street; relief for farmers and unemployed; Social Security; political power shifts to Democratic New Deal Coalition; Disputed/slow economic recoveryPart of a series onProgressivismHistory[show]Ideas[show]People[show]By region[show] Philosophy portal Politics portalvteThe New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms and regulations enacted in the United States 1933-36, in response to the Great Depression. Some of these federal programs included the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the Civil Works Administration (CWA), the Farm Security Administration (FSA), the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 (NIRA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). These programs included support for farmers, the unemployed, youth and the elderly. It included new constraints and safeguards on the banking industry and efforts to re-inflate the economy after prices had fallen sharply.