Relief, Recovery, and Relief, Recovery, and ReformReform

Franklin Roosevelt’s motto for the New Deal Franklin Roosevelt’s motto for the New Deal was “was “Relief, Recovery, ReformRelief, Recovery, Reform.” Relief of .” Relief of people’s immediate suffering; Recovery to people’s immediate suffering; Recovery to help people get back on their feet; and Reform help people get back on their feet; and Reform to make sure that the Depression will happen to make sure that the Depression will happen again.again.

New Deal LegislationNew Deal Legislation

1.1. Federal Deposit Insurance CorpsFederal Deposit Insurance Corps (FDIC) (FDIC)• 19331933• Government Government guaranteedguaranteed depositors’ depositors’ moneymoney so so

people would not lose their savings if the bank people would not lose their savings if the bank closed or failed.closed or failed.

New Deal LegislationNew Deal Legislation

2.2. Public Works AuthorityPublic Works Authority (PWA) – 1933 (PWA) – 1933• $6 billion went into the $6 billion went into the constructionconstruction of airports, of airports,

aircraft carriers and hospitalsaircraft carriers and hospitals

New Deal LegislationNew Deal Legislation

3.3. Agricultural Adjustment ActAgricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) – passed (AAA) – passed 1933; revised 19381933; revised 1938

Government Government regulatedregulated how much how much cropscrops farmers farmers grew and how many animals that were grew and how many animals that were slaughteredslaughtered

Supreme Court CaseSupreme Court Case

United States v. ButlerUnited States v. Butler Farmers sued the gov’t saying it could not tell Farmers sued the gov’t saying it could not tell

farmers how much to grow or what animals to kill farmers how much to grow or what animals to kill worries about worries about communismcommunism!!

Farmers Farmers wonwon law revised so that gov’t law revised so that gov’t paidpaid farmers not to grow farmers not to grow

certain crops or slaughter animals.certain crops or slaughter animals.

New Deal LegislationNew Deal Legislation

4.4. Tennessee Valley AuthorityTennessee Valley Authority (TVA) – 1933 (TVA) – 1933 Provided Provided freefree or or cheapcheap electricity to farmers electricity to farmers

5. 5. National Recovery ActNational Recovery Act (NRA) – 1935 (NRA) – 1935established fair codes of business practices, established fair codes of business practices, gave workers minimum wages and maximum gave workers minimum wages and maximum number or hours per week they would work.number or hours per week they would work.

Supreme Court CaseSupreme Court Case United States v. SchecterUnited States v. Schecter aka – “The Sick aka – “The Sick

Chicken Case”Chicken Case” Established that only Established that only statesstates have the right to have the right to

control control businessbusiness within a state within a state

6.6. Wagner Act (1935)Wagner Act (1935) Allowed workers to unionizeAllowed workers to unionize

7.7. Social Security Act (1935)Social Security Act (1935) Gave pension to retired workers and their Gave pension to retired workers and their

spouses and helped people with disabilitiesspouses and helped people with disabilities

8. Securities & Exchange Commission8. Securities & Exchange Commission Supervised the Supervised the stock marketstock market and and stoppedstopped

dishonest practicesdishonest practices

FDR & the Supreme CourtFDR & the Supreme Court

1.1. Trying to avoid Supreme Court rulings Trying to avoid Supreme Court rulings against New Deal legislation, FDR proposes against New Deal legislation, FDR proposes a bill:a bill:

Whenever a Supreme Court justices reached 70 Whenever a Supreme Court justices reached 70 years of age without retiring, the president could years of age without retiring, the president could add a new justice (up to 15)add a new justice (up to 15)

Congress said “Congress said “NONO”” FDR’s attempt to “FDR’s attempt to “pack the courtpack the court” failed” failed

Impact of the New DealImpact of the New Deal

1.1. The Federal government gets The Federal government gets involvedinvolved in people’s in people’s lives and lives and regulatesregulates business more! business more!

2.2. IncreaseIncrease in presidential power in presidential power3.3. IncreaseIncrease in power of the in power of the FederalFederal gov’t gov’t4.4. Federal social programs Federal social programs welfare welfare5.5. DeficitDeficit spending starts spending starts spending $ you don’t spending $ you don’t

havehave6.6. Greater concern for workersGreater concern for workers7.7. Renewal of Renewal of FAITH IN DEMOCRACYFAITH IN DEMOCRACY

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