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SEC
SEC stands for Securities and Exchange Commission. This was created to regulate the stock market and stop fraud. It impacted on America by making sure people were geting conned and so people couldn't pretend to be other people to get their money. It impacts today because nowadays it is really easy to know everything about anyone. They sometmes use the info to get into someone else's bank accounts. -
FDIC
FDIC stands for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. This act was use to provide government insurance for bank deposits. This impacted America because people just went through the Great Depression so this act helps them trust the bank again. It impacts America now by having the banks being better so we don't have a repeat of the Great Depression. -
AAA
AAA stands for Agricultural Adjustment Administration. The AAA would pay farmers not to raise certain livestock, grow certain crops, and produce dairy products. This impacted America because it gave people food and drink so they wouldn't die. -
PWA
PWA stands for Public Works Administration. One-third of Americans who were unemployed worked in construction so the PWA began building highways, dams, schools, and other government facilities. This impacts America because it gives people jobs and keeps them off the street. -
Federal Housing Authority
FHA provides mortgage insurance on loans made by FHA-approved lenders throughout the United States and its territories. This impacts America because this let' people get a house and banks give them a loan so they ca use the money to get the house. -
CCC
CCC stands for Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC offered unemployed young men 18–25 years old the opportunity to work under the direction of the forestry service planting trees, fighting forest fires, and building reservoirs. This impacts America vecause it helps make sure that the Dust Bowl doesn't happen again. -
National Labor Relations Board
This act guaranteed workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively. This impacted America by letting workers join unions to be treated better and have good work conditions. This impacts today because when people go to work they don't have to worry about dying cause of the condition. -
Social Security Act
SSA provided some financial security for older Americans, unemployed workers, and others. This impacts America because if people pay the speacial taxes they will get money to help them with more taxes.
