What is the NRA?

• A. National Recovery Administration
• B. National Railroad Authority
• C. National Rules Association
• D. National Relief Agency

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is recognizing what the NRA stood for and what role it played in the New Deal era. The National Recovery Administration was a New Deal agency created in 1933 under the National Industrial Recovery Act. Its purpose was to stimulate industrial recovery by having industries adopt codes of fair competition, which set standards for wages, hours, and prices. These codes were meant to reduce destructive competition and raise workers’ purchasing power, while also giving workers some rights to organize under section 7(a) of the act. The NRA even used the Blue Eagle as a symbol of code compliance.

This program is distinct from anything relating to railroads, rules organizations, or general relief—hence the other options don’t fit. The NRA was ultimately short‑lived because the Supreme Court ruled elements of the National Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional in 1935, leading to its dissolution and prompting shifts in New Deal policy.