What was the works progress administration?                 a.  a program designed to measure job growth during the great depression      b.  a program designed to expel illegal aliens during the great depression      c.  a jobs program to get americans working during the great depression      d.  a program making sure that public sector jobs were efficient during the great depression

C. A jobs program to get Americans working during the Great Depression  

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C. A jobs program to get Americans working during the Great Depression

Explanation

The Works Progress Administration was created in 1935 as part of the New Deal's Administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This program consisted in creating jobs to employ people during the Great Depression and to increase the economy of the country restoring the purchase power, most of the jobs consisted in public work projects such as public buildings, airports, roads, bridges and parks. The Works Progress Administration lasted for eight years and employed an estimate of 8.5 million people.

it provided for selection of government employees through competitive examinations. it also made it unlawful to fire or demote covered employees for political reasons or to require them to give political service or payment, and it set up a civil service commission to enforce the law.

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