Vocabulary
This New Deal federal agency had art and theatre sections that travelled the country
What was the WPA?
Eleanor Roosevelt was related to Theodore Roosevelt in this way.
What was Teddy's niece?
This Louisiana governor wanted to redistribute the income structure of the nation to make low-income Americans wealthier.
Who was Huey P. Long, "The Kingfish."
This organization received $500 million to subsidize loans to builders willing to construct low-cost housing.
What was the United State Housing Authority?
This "New Deal" Agency guarantees customer's deposits to a certain amount.
What is the FDIC?
During WW1, FDR served as this in the Woodrow Wilson adminstration.
What was assistant Secretary of the Navy?
These are defined as safeguards and relief programs that protected people against economic disaster.
What is a safety net?
FDR was handicapped due to contracting this disease.
What was Polio?
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution did not allow Congress to delegate its legislative powers to the executive branch.
What was Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States?
This economic theory held that government should spend heavily in a recession to jump-start the economy.
What is Keynesianism?
This retired Doctor proposed a substitute for Social Security where every person 60 and older would receive 200 per month and would have one month to spend that money to stimulate the economy.
Who was Francis Townsend?
This is when government borrows money to pay for existing programs.
What is deficit spending?
Roosevelt’s policies for ending the Depression became known as this.
What was The New Deal?
This Act established the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which organized factory elections by secret ballot to determine whether workers wanted a union.
What was the Wagner Act?
Roosevelt wanted to pass a law which would allow him to pack this court with judges sympathetic to the New Deal.
What was the U.S. Supreme Court?
The last major piece of New Deal reform was the Fair Labor Standards Act, which set the minimum wage to this rate.
What was $0.25 cents an hour?
This process allowed dissatisfied union members to take their complaints to a neutral party who would listen to both sides and decide on the issues.
What is binding arbitration?
FDR won the 1932 election in a landslide against this Republican incumbent.
Who was Herbert Hoover?
This man was the leader of the United Mine Workers union.
Who was John L. Lewis?
This man was the Republican challenger to FDR in the 1936 general election.
Who was Alf Landon?
Congress created this agency to give loans to tenant farmers so they could purchase farms.
What was the Farm Security Administration?
This New Deal agency bought the mortgages of home owners who were behind in their payments. It then restructured the loans with longer repayment terms and lower interest rates.
What was the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC)?
This was the name given to FDR's radio broadcasts to the nation.
What were "Fireside Chats"?
Social Security, as this type of program is not simply a form of welfare or relief. It is a payment from the government that Americans are guaranteed to receive.
What is an entitlement program?
This African-American woman was a powerful voice and advocate to work to improve educational and professional opportunities for African Americans.
Who was Mary McLeod Bethune?
This radio commentator and speaker was rabidly anti-FDR and also anti-semetic.
Who was Father Coughlin?