Check your understanding of the word "policy" and other key words from this lesson. Match each word to the phrase
that best defines it.
a plan of action taken by a government
policy
to achieve a goal
civil rights
the personal rights of a citizen to be
treated fairly under the law
constitutional democracy
a government in which the structure is
set in a written constitution
guarantee
to promise and deliver a future result

1. which of the following best explains why president roosevelt proposed his 1937 “court-packing” plan? a. he argued that more juries were necessary to hear challenges to the new deal. b. he wanted to add to the supreme court more justices who supported the new deal. c. he argued that the supreme court lacked the authority to overturn new deal programs. 2. the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) was created primarily to address which problem? think of where deposits are made. a. the widespread bank failures that resulted from bank runs b. the freezing of credit that resulted from high unemployment c. the increase in personal debt that resulted from rising food prices