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President FDR's plan to add six new justices to the nine-member Supreme Court after the Court had ruled some New Deal laws to be unconstitutional
Court Packing Plan
The act of buying stocks at great risk with the anticipation that the prices will rise
Speculation
What are the causes of the Dust Bowl?
Over-farming and drought
Why is the New Deal important?
The government is SUPER HANDS ON to help Americans with relief, recovery and reform. New laws and regulations to help protect people's money and business, and changes to laws to make sure there are safety nets for future economic crises
Term used for the central and southern Great Plains during the 1930s, when the region suffered from drought and dust storms
Dust Bowl
October 29, 1929
Stock Market Crash
What years did the Great Depression occur?
1929-1940
What are the causes of the Great Depression?
Overproduction of crops, declining consumerism, overspeculation in the stock market
Weekly radio spot by President Roosevelt to talk to Americans about what the government was doing to help and the status of the economy
Fireside Chats
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, provides government insurance for bank deposits
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Why did people leave the Great Plains?
Because of the Dust Bowl conditions
Why was Hoover unliked during the Great Depression?
He was too hands off. He didn't do anything to help.
Sets up a pension system for retirees, unemployment insurance, insurance for work-related accidents, and aid for poverty-stricken mothers and children, the blind, and the disabled, continues still today
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Programs and legislation pushed by President FDR during the Great Depression to promote economic recovery and social reform
New Deal Programs
Is a good thing! Unemployment=no job. So if this LOW, then that means most people have a job.
Why were New Deal programs controversial?
It was TOO hands on. No President previously did this much to regulate business, the economy, and people's lives.