REA:
Former agency of the US dept.of AG
was created in 1935 waws in charge of loan programs for electirication adn telephone services in
Provided farms with inexpensive electric lighting and power
made long term, self liquidating loans to state and local gov
also did this with farmers cooperatives and to no profit orgs.
none of these loans were made directly to consumers
1949 authorized to make loans for telephone improvements
by the early 70s 98% of all farms in the US had electric service
was shut down in 1994
It functions were assumed by the Rural Utilites Service
Sports in the 1930s:
football was first starting to become popular
baseball was the most popular sport
Boxing was effected by the great depression
SEC:
set up in 1934
has the same power as the supreme court
help stop individual fraud
regulated the stock market
still around
Court Packing:
roosevelt tried to get as many democratics as possible so that his laws will be passed
for every one guy over 70 years old he would add one more person
Test Wednesday
Bruns went over his power point for review
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