Which of the following statements best characterizes the television sitcoms of the 1950s?

A)Sitcoms replaced newspapers and radio
programs as news sources,

B)Sitcoms reinforced traditional roles for men and
women

C)Sitcoms focused on the lifestyles of the rich and famous

D)Sitcoms were designed to educate rather than to entertain.

1. which of the following best explains why president roosevelt proposed his 1937 “court-packing” plan? a. he argued that more juries were necessary to hear challenges to the new deal. b. he wanted to add to the supreme court more justices who supported the new deal. c. he argued that the supreme court lacked the authority to overturn new deal programs. 2. the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) was created primarily to address which problem? think of where deposits are made. a. the widespread bank failures that resulted from bank runs b. the freezing of credit that resulted from high unemployment c. the increase in personal debt that resulted from rising food prices