Today, in class, we got on the computers and talked about our powerpoints again.
Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
Governs safety and accurate labeling on foods, prescription meds, medical devices,etc.
Products must be approved as safe
FDR VS. The Supreme Court
Congress declared that FDR's new deal was unconstitutional and four out of the nine justices opposed his proposal, they were known as the "Four Horsemen."
Often joined by Justice Charles Hughes and Justice Owen Roberts
All nine justices declared National Recovery Administration unconstitutional in Schechter Poultry Corp. Vs US
NRA was main point in new deal--FDR declares war
FDR tells aAmericans how his new economic system would save freedom and free markets
Passes Judiciary Bill of 1937
Allowed FDR to appoint six additional justices
Would have packed court with democrats
FDR claims his plan would lighten workload for Supreme Court
Proved to be deceit and public soon finds out
Newspapers condemned idea
REA was created in the 1935 by the federal government
It made loans available to local electric companies.
No competition between private companies. It also brought electricity to rural areas.
The farmers had to pay for the construction of the lines, as well as the electricity that they used. Congress thought TVA was a step towards communism.
1939-417 rural electric corporations are established which supplied to 288,000 houses.
REA became RUS by the Fed. Corp. Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reogranization Act of 1994.
The TVA is the Tennessee Valley Authority. It was passed by Congress on May 18th of 1933. FDR needed better ideas to make the New Deal better and to lft the nation out of the Great Depression.
FDR had many options to fix the problems of the beginning of the Great Depression ut the TVA sounded most promising. When he was making a statement to Congress to pass the TVA, he said that he wanted:
"A corp. clothed with the power of government but possessed of the flexibility of blah blah"
Some problems of the TVA"
Power Production
Navigation, and flood Control
Malaria Control
Reforestation/Erosion Control
The TVA created new fertilizers, taught farmers how to improve crop yields, as well as helped to replant forests, control forest fires, and improve habitat for wildlife and fish. The TVA would build dams to control rivers around different parts of the COuntry Dams controlled floods, made navigation easier, and would help generate electricity.
The New Deal was there to help the economy. The Economy Act cut federal costs through the reorganization of cuts in salaries and veterans, and the Beer-Wine Revenue Act legalized and Taxed Wine
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