Second PowerPoint:
What were some of the reasons the new deal was challenged? (FDR)
1. Supreme Court packing plan-violation of checks and balances. unconstitutional. Communist... Making our country socialistic
2. Government too big!
3. Tried to get laws passed that were unconstitutional
4. Deficit Spending! Billions of dollars on these programs with money that we didn't have.
Father Charles Caughlin-Catholic Priest. Very critical of the new deal.
Francis Townshend-Doctor. Criticized healthcare of old people. Social Security
Senator Huey Long-Communist. He believed in the redistribution of wealth. Taking land from the rich and giving to the poor. He was shot and killed by Carl Weiss
Second New Deal
First vs. Second
First - helping banks and business. Trying to help the economy
Second- aimed at helping people-Social Security, labor laws
1936 Election- FDR and Al Landon..FDR won by a landslide
Power Point 2:
New Deal Programs:
- RFC (Reconstruction Finance Corporation) (Under Hoover) - gave loans to banks, state, and local gov'ts and businesses to create projects/jobs for people. Gave states loans for emergency relief need. Continued under FDR
- CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)-passed in1933. Aimed at helping young guys-they had to come from families in need. US army operation. Planted trees, constructed military bases. Ended in 1942
- NYA National Youth Administration-like CCC aimed at helping young people. Kept people in school. payed to stay in school and work "work study". Unlike the CCC they also helped women
- FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Act-1933. distributed 20 million dollars in direct aid to the unemployed. Provided work, clothing, food, direct money.
- PWA Public Works Administration- created as many jobs as possibe. Construction projects-hospitals, schools, bridges, aircraft carriers, airports.
- Civil Works Administration (CWA)-1933. Built bridges, dams, etc. Payed people too high and canceled in under a year. failure. too costly. $800 million in one year
- WPA (Works Progress Administration- LARGEST(TALK ABOUT) making work-unskilled workers in construction projects. Built roads, brigdes, etc..but unlike the PWA this payed artists, musicians, actors, writers to continue doing what they're doing (Federal Project #1) It was more that construction, it also helped other groups of people.
- EBRA Emergency Banking Relief Act-banks were closing daily something had to be done. The first thing he did was close the banks down (bank holiday) reorganize and fix things so that banks were safe) It was successful. (TALK ABOUT)
- Federal Securities Act-made stock a safer place for people to invest. You couldn't lie about your company-prohibited fraud and pooling
- FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-insured peoples money in the banks. still around. passed in the response of banks failures (Talk about-FDR's big accomplishment)
- National Recovery Administration (NRA)- factory workers. pay them well be fair-employees don't go on strike work hard. consumers went to stores with blue eagles because they were treating workers fairly. It was eventually claimed unconstitutional.
- SEC Securities Exchange Commission- regulates the stock market
- Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act FFDCA-made sure food and drugs were safer. couldn't put false labels on drugs
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