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Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal
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Beer and Wine Revenue Act
This was the first law to relax Prohibition since 1918, but it would eventually be repealled due to the end of Prohibition under the Twenty-first Amendment. The Act permitted the sale of beer with an alcohol content less than 3.2% Recovery/Relief/Reform -
Civilian Conservation Corps
Provided employment in fresh-air government camps for 3 million uniformed young men, many of whom might otherwise have been driven by desperation into criminal habits. Their work included reforestation, firefighting, flood control, and swamp drainage Recovery/Relief -
Reforestation Relief Act
Established the Civilian Conservation Corps, and provided work for 250,000 men in reforestation, road construction, and developing national parks Relief -
Tennessee Valley Authority Act
This agency was determined to discover precisely how much the production and distribution of electricity cost, so that the fairness of rates charged by private companies could be tested. In addition, it filled the rivers with hydroelectric power plants. Recovery/Relief/Reform -
Public Works Administration
Public Works Administration oversaw the construction of roads, public buildings, and other projects while providing employment.
The PWA was headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes Relief/Recovery -
Glass-Steagall Banking Reform Act
Create d the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which insured individual deposits up to $5,000. This ended the disgraceful epidemic of bank failures, which dated back to the "wildcat" days of Andrew Jackson. Relief/Reform/Recovery -
Gold Reserve Act
Gave the government control over the currency becuase the Treasury's collection of gold allowed the government to control inflation. Recovery -
Farm Mortgage Foreclosure Act
The Farm Mortgage Foreclosure Act helped farmers refinance their mortgages on their farms Relief -
Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act
Designed to lift Americn export trade from the depression doldrums. It also activated the low-tariff policies of the New Dealers, helping to reduce the tariff rates by 50% Recovery/Relief/Reform -
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act authorized almost $5 billion for immediate relief, and it increased employment on useful projects, like the Work's Progress Administration. Relief/Recovery -
Wagner Act
Wagner Act created a powerful new National Labor Relations Board for administrative purposes and reasserted the right of labor to engage in self-organization and to bargain collectively through representatives of its own choice Recover/Relief/Reform -
Social Security Act
Social Security Act gauranteed pensions to those retiring at 65 with contributions from both employers and employees. The act also provided financial aid to dependent children and the blind. The Social Security Act also created a safety net for any future Depressions. Reform -
Court-Packing Plan
Tried to expand the Supreme Court by adding a new justice to the Supreme Court for every member over 70 who wouldn't retire, becuase Roosevelt felt the justices were out of touch. The plan ultimately failed, but it did lead to court reform in the lower level courts. Reform -
Second Agricultural Adjustment Act
Served as a replacement for the farm subsidy policies of the original Agricultural Adjustment Act, which had been voided by the Supreme Court. Recovery/Relief -
Fair Labor Standards Act
This act forced industried involved in interstate commerce to set up minimum-wage and maximum-hour levels. The eventual rates were 40 cents per hour and a forty-hour work week Reform/Relief/Recovery
