Question

The first large-scale experiment with federal work relief, which put people directly on the government payroll at competitive wages, came with the formation of the: civil works administration. public works administration. social security administration. federal bureau of investigation. capitol police force.

Answer 1

Answer: public works administration

The Public Works Administration was a huge component of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. This was a federal work program created to relieve the economic devastation of the Great Depression. It gave people jobs building government funded projects like roads, libraries and most famously The Hoover Dam.