The Smoot-Hawley Act

question 55

Multiple Choice

The Smoot-Hawley Act

• A) made most tariffs illegal.
• B) greatly raised tariffs.
• C) gave the President the right to broker trade deals with other nations.
• D) recognized Congress's right to deny trade authorization powers to the President.

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