Question

Which quotation sums up Herbert Hoover's beliefs about government's role? A. “I do not believe that the power and duty of the general government ought to be extended to the relief of individual suffering." B. "We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out." C. "The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much. It is whether we provide enough for those who have little."

Answer 1

The quotation that sums up Hoover's beliefs about government role is C. "The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much. It is whether we provide enough for those who have little."

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) “I do not believe that the power and duty of the general government ought to be extended to the relief of individual suffering."

The quotation that sums up Herbert Hoover's beliefs about the government's role was “I do not believe that the power and duty of the general government ought to be extended to the relief of individual suffering."

One of the severe critics about President Heber Hoover was his rejection to help people during the Great Depression. He was the 31st President of the United States during the difficult years of the Great Depression, 1929 to 1933. After the US stock market crash on October 29, 1929, thousands of people lost their jobs, banks went into bankruptcy, and several companies closed. People were desperate for any help and Hoover decide not to create any program to help them.