FDR Programs APUSH (FIRST NEW DEAL)

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The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

boosted agricultural prices by offering government subsidies to farmers to reduce output.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

employed young, single men at federally funded jobs on government lands.

The Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA)

which gave federal grants to states that funded salaries for government workers as well as local soup kitchens and other direct-aid to the poor programs.

The National Recovery Act (NRA)

sought to boost businesses’ profits and workers’ wages by establishing industry-by-industry codes that set prices and wages, as well as guaranteeing workers the right to organize into unions.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

guaranteed individuals that money they deposited in a bank would be repaid to them by the federal government in the event that their bank went out of business.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

which brought important federal government oversight and regulation to the stock market.