Section 1 - Question 8
President Hoover created work programs which built the Hoover Dam and the Golden Gate Bridge and asked the federal government to guarantee home loans to slow foreclosures. President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, after his election also implemented work programs and used federal regulation to help the economy
What is the BEST explanation for why Roosevelt was seen as working effectively to solve the Great Depression while Hoover was not?

A. Roosevelt persisted in his programs while Hoover could not commit to any of his programs
B. Hoover lacked the political connections in Washington that Roosevelt had since the beginning of his political career
C. Hoover only used federal programs reluctantly while Roosevelt enthusiastically promoted them as beneficial
D. Roosevelt was willing to expand the power of the presidency while Hoover was a strict constructionist who was limited by the Constitution