Depression Days
plan to add up to six new justices to the nine-member Supreme Court after the Court had ruled that some New Deal legislation was unconstitutional.
Court Packing
Provided young men jobs that practiced environmental conservation. They planted millions of trees across the Great Plains.
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Who is Elanor?
economic theory that holds that money lent to banks and businesses will trickle down to consumers.
Trickle-Down Economics
This ended the Great Depression.
What is WWII?
Great environmental disaster- caused by poor farming practices and extreme drought.
What is the Dust Bowl?
The 3 Rs of the New Deal.
What is Relief, Recovery, and Reform?
government that assumes responsibility for providing for the welfare of the poor, elderly, sick, and unemployed.
Welfare State
Created jobs and provided cheap electric power and flood control to the south eastern region.
What is Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
line of people waiting for food handouts from charities or public agencies.
Bread Line
These "conversations" over the radio informed Americans on new things that were going on and allowed them to feel more connected to the President.
What are Fireside Chats?
practice of making high-risk investments in hopes of obtaining large profits.
Speculation
Today, banks are regulated and insured by the federal government through this agency.
What is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
federal agency set up by Congress in 1932 to provide emergency government credit to banks, railroads, and other large businesses.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
economic theory that favored public works projects because they put money into the hands of consumers who would buy more goods, stimulating the economy.
Pump Priming
Ruled unconstitutional after setting minimum prices for farmers to sell their crops.
What is the Agriculture Adjustement Act/Administration?
This act was passed to strengthen labor unions and return power to workers during the Great Depression.
Wagner Act