food, drug, and cosmetic act
passed by congress in 1938.
authority to FDA to oversee safety of food drugs and cosmetics.
ensures that factories are inspected and approved.
products have to be approved by the FDA.
FDR vs Supreme court
no deal- congress declared FDR's new deal to be unconstitutional.
NRA was the mail point in the new deal
court packing plan
his economic system would "save" freedom and free markets.
allowed FDR to appoint six additional justices.
would have packed court with democrats
opposition
FDR claims the plan would lighten workload for Supreme Court.
overrulesFDR started looking like a dictator
began loosing popularity.
congress eventually defeated him
goes down as one of the most shameful acts done by president in U.S. history.
REA Rural Electrification Administration
1930- 10% electricity.
set rural rates 4x as high as city.
created in 1935 by federal government
brought electricity to rural areas.
problems: farmers had to pay for their electricity AND the constructions for the lines to go up.
they thought the farmers didnt have skills needed.
how it helped:
supplied 417 electric corporations.
supplies 288,000 houses.
1942- 50%
1952- almost all the houses had electricity in teh country side.
in the 1940's they also started putting up telephone lines.
TVA- tennessee valley authority
passed on may 18, 1933
Roosevelt need ideas to make teh new deal better and lift us out of the great depression.
he had a lot of options but TVA sounded the most promising.
problems:
power production, navigation, and flood control. malaria control. erosion control.
TVA created new fertilizers, taught farmers how to improve crop yeilds. helped replant forests, control forest fires. dams controlled.
The New Deal
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