Question

Which of these was a long-term effect of the New Deal on the United States?
The federal government began to employ regular Americans for the first time.
Americans rely on the federal government for a social safety net.
Average citizens developed a great distrust of federal government programs.
Labor unions have steadily lost power since the passage of New Deal reforms.

Answer 1

One of the long-term effect of the New Deal on the United States was that "Americans rely on the federal government for a social safety net," although they still do far more good than harm. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is "Americans rely on the federal government for a social safety net". The New Deal on the United States had its major change on the signing into law of the Social Security Act by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935. This had a long-term effect, as nowadays americans still rely on the federal government for a social safety net.