Question

Which of the following correctly describes a New Deal agency aimed at long-term reform?

Select one:
a. The Public Works Administration (PWA) was an agency that created many construction jobs for various projects like dams, hospitals, and schools.
b. The Social Security Act (SSA) created an agency designed to give financial support to the elderly and the unemployed.
c. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was a local agency that aimed to bring low-cost electric power to rural farm families.
d. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) was an agency intended to increase home ownership by insuring mortgages.

Answer 1

a. The Public Works Administration (PWA) was an agency that created many construction jobs for various projects like dams, hospitals, and schools.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Public Works Administration was part of the New Deal Programs that was created by President Franklin. D. Roosevelt in the year 1933.

The Public Works Administration was a reform program that created jobs in construction for people such as the building of dams, hospitals and schools.

The Public Works Administration agency was aimed at a long term reform because the buildings constructed by the people had a long term use and purpose.

For example:

a. The Dams built served as a source of electricity for the people in America.

b. The schools built by the construction workers served as an institute of learning for students from year to year and from one generation to another.

c. The hospitals built served as centers where people could come to receive treatment for their ailments.