New Deal Programs

CCC (Civilian Conservation Core)

Planted Trees and Built Parks

CWA (Civil Works Administration)

Temporary jobs like building schools

PWA (Public Works Administration)

Large, federally funded construction jobs

WPA (Works Progress Administration)

Lots of workers with many different jobs (like artists and writers)

NYA (National Youth Administration)

Jobs and education for young people

Glass-Steagall Act

Strengthened banks, created the FDIC

FDIC

Government insurance on bank deposits

Federal Securities Act

Companies must disclose info on stocks

SEC

Regulates the stock market

AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)

Reduced crop supply to raise prices. Ruled unconstitutional because it exceeded the amount of authority the federal government actually possessed over agriculture.

RA (Resettlement Administration)

Gave farmers loans to buy land

FSA (Farm Security Administration)

Helped struggling farmers by giving them low interest loans

REA (Rural Electrification Administration)

Brought electricity to rural farms

TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)

Built dams and hydroelectric plants

NIRA (National Industrial Recovery Act)

Helped businesses in the same industries work together. Ruled unconstitutional because meddled too much into commerce.

NRA (National Recovery Administration)

Fair competition, laws on workers wages and hours. Ruled unconstitutional.

Wagner Act

Protected unions and collective bargaining

FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act)

Established minimum wage and maximum hours

HOLC (Home Owners Loan Cooperation)

Helped homeowners avoid foreclosure by refinancing morgages

FHA (Federal Housing Administration)

Insures mortgages, enabling lower downpayments

FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Administration)

Direct emergency relief for those in need

SSA (Social Security Act)

Retirement pensions, disability aid, unemployement