presentations:
i have to take the test on friday :(
national youth administration:
helped teenagers and college students 16-25 get jobs and still be able to continue their education
started in 1935
aubrey willis williams started it
1938- 327,000 students were supported by it
every month students were paid 6-40 dollars for working full time
biggest goal was to suport highschool and college students by giving them money in exchange for work
included young women and girls
civilian conservation corps did not include young girls and women to participate in working
women weren't supposed to work and try and try to support their families
eleanor roosevelt really wanted to start this program
helped more thatn 2 million highschool and college students by giving them money for education in exchange for work
established work for 2.5 million ppl
very successful; but ended in 1945 because of ww2 preparations
Fair Labor Standards Act:
bill designed to limit the maximum number of hours employees could work and how much they could get paid
and restricted how old children could be when they applied for a job
limits the maximum number of hours a kid can work under the age of 16
prohibited that kids couldn't run powr driven machines while under the age of 16
kids under 16 didn't have to follow the rules if they were working for their parents
covers everyone in the US
ppl who aren't covered would be small construction ppl
it is still around today
helped all workers
emergency banking relief act:
many ppl lost trust in banks because of the stock market crash
1933
make it so that the gov't could close banks and rebuild them
gave the presidnet absolute power over countries' finance
made it illegal for banks to business in emergencies
took control of all banks and made conditions that they had to follow
allowed banks to disown theirf debt if approved changed loans intrest to 1%
helped over 5,000 banks re-open
was temporary but the FDIC evolved from it
put ppls trust back into banks
social security act:
1935
gave assitance to the elderly, disabled, and the unemployed
came out of ppls payroll tax
health insurance was provided
was given to women and children if their husband leaves them or dies
money is taken out of your paycheck and put into an account with your number and when you retire all of your money will be in that account
is still around today
one of the most important and expensive programs today
covers over 40 million ppl
takes up about 1/4% of federal budget
federal securities act:
1933
congress was questioning the security of it
gov't wanted to make it stable and teh ppl more confident in it
required businesses to give complete info. about the stock
would make businesses responsible for misrepresentation
made rules in the stock market and made some exemptions
businesses had to register with the securities and exchange commission
businesses had to give all of their financial statements
limited ppl in stock, limited amount offered, intrastate offerings and securites of gov't
was successful
still around today
indian reorganization act:
1934
known as wheeler-howard act and indian new deal act
returned indians to gov't and let them manage their own property
gave them opprotunity to have their own constitution
prohibited tribe council to make big decisions
replaced the daws act
broke up native american land and gave it to individual tribe members
gave them the right to form businesses and corporations, gave them education rights
still around today
gave them more land, more freedom
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