#6 2nd New Deal

Second New Deal

A new plan launched by FDR in 1935 that focused more on reform during the Great Depression.

Emergency Relief Appropriation Act (The Big Bill)

Legislation that created 8.5 million jobs through public-works projects.

Social Security Act

An act that established a pension system for retirees and provided various forms of economic assistance.

Wagner Act

Legislation that recognized workers' rights to join unions and engage in collective bargaining.

Fair Labor Standards Act

An act that set minimum wage, maximum workweek, and outlawed child labor.

Deficit spending

The practice of spending more money than is received in revenue, particularly by the government.

Rural Electrification Administration

A government agency that brought electrical power to isolated rural areas.

Court-packing plan

FDR's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court to secure favorable rulings for New Deal programs.

Gold standard

A monetary system where a country's currency or paper money has a value directly linked to gold.

Public-works projects

Government-funded projects that aim to build infrastructure and facilities for public use and employment.