New Deal Part 2 Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe the Work Progress Administration:put people back to work through civil projects and doing things like sponsoring artist

Describe the Social Security Act:provided pension for the elderly ,established unemployment insurance ,established insurance for work related accidents ,and provided aid for proverty stricken mothers,children,the blind,and the disabled.

Describe how FDR favored Labor Unions in the New Deal:fdr believed that to get out the GD had to raise the standard of living for industrail workers so gets Wagner Act passed which recognizes employees rights to join labor unions and collectives bargins

Describe the problems FDR had with the SC and his solutions:reelection easily ,so when reelected decided to challenge main opponent of new deal programs the SC who had struck down many ofhis programs ruling the president did not have the ability to regulate interstate commerce

Describe the Effects of the New Deal:changed US gov. from laissez faire approach to accepting responsibility to prime the pump of the economy
welfae state with US gov. accepting responsibilty to help the poor.
new active approach to the envir.