The New Deal was composed of two basic elements: Question 2Answer a. one to shift responsibility for welfare programs to the states, and to keep people on farms in rural areas b. one to provide for government ownership of such major industries as steel and coal production, the other to provide for government management of banks. c. one to reduce unnecessary federal expenditures, the other to balance the federal budget. d. to boost prices and lower unemployment, and to aid specific groups of disadvantaged people