KEY New Deal Programs
Directions: After reading the information on the placard and analyzing the picture, predict what words complete the sentence frames, write a brief
description on how the program looks today and then determine if it was a Relief, Recovery or Reform program.
Relief,
Program
Description of Program
Program Today
Recovery
or Reform?
Most forms of Social Security established by the New Deal exist
SS provides financial support for the elderly. The
today, including aid to the elderly. Today, American workers and
Aid to the Elderly
government imposed a 1% tax on incomes. SS also
their employees pay a Social Security tax of 6.2 percent each,
12 percent total. The maximum monthly payment
$ for disabled, mothers of dependent children, approximately
Relief
for a retiree is $2,642. Full retirement age is 66.
A Social Security (SS) proved
the unemployed
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Through AAA the government paid farmers to plant
fewer crops.
Farmers where convinced to destroy their crops.
The AAA also helped by loaning money to farmers.
Today, the farm bill is the primary agricultural policy in the
United States. The bill is passed every 5 years or so and deals
with both agriculture and all other affairs under the management
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Beginning in 1973, farm
bills have included titles on commodity programs, trade, rural
development, farm credit, conservation, agricultural research,
food and nutrition programs, marketing, etc. The agricultural
subsidy programs mandated by the farm bills are the subject of
intense debate both within the U.S. and internationally.
The FERA provided direct aid
States would use the $ for food kitchens, housing
camps, cash payments for living expenses
Today the government continued to provide direct relief to
American families in need through federal and state welfare
programs. Public assistance programs included monthly payments
to poverty- stricken families, low- cost or free healthcare, and
food stamps.
FDIC monitored banks to make sure their practices
were profitable and fair.
FDIC also guarantees deposits
Today, the FDIC continues to operate, insuring bank depositors’ money for up to $250,000. As of September 30, 2012, the FDIC
insured deposits at 7,181 institutions. Since its foundation in the
1930s, the FDIC has never had to borrow money from the
government, and it has successfully reimbursed all insured
depositors whose banks have failed.
Investment in Youth
National Youth
Administration
(NYA)
The NYA oversees work programs and educational
grants for youth 16-25. The goal of the NYA was to
provide financial & work assistance for High School
& College students to continue their education.
Today, the government continues to support a variety of programs
dedicated to providing youth with a solid future. For example,
financial aid programs provided college students with educational
grants and work-study opportunities, and job-training programs
give young people the skills they needed to make a living.
Jobs Programs
Civilian
Conservation Corp
(CCC)
The CCC provided economic relief to men by
providing employment. Most of the jobs were in
construction
Like buildings, parks, swimming pools. The CCC also
employed some women.
Government- created jobs programs existed in some form until the
1970s. However, during the 1980s and 1990s, jobs programs were
all but eliminated as conservative politicians pushed for a
reduction in government- sponsored relief programs. In the late
1990s, most federal jobs programs were refashioned into small,
“workfare” programs, in which welfare recipients worked at lowskill jobs in return for benefits.
Aid to Farmers
Agricultural
Adjustment Act
(AAA)
Direct Relief Federal
Emergency Relief
Act (FERA)
Regulation of Banks
Federal Deposit
Insurance
Corporation (FDIC)
Recovery
Relief
Reform
Recovery
Recovery
Program
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Description of Program
The Wagner Act was also called the National Labor
Promotion of Workers Relations Act. This act declared that workers had a
Rights
right to form labor unions, elect rep’s, bargain collectively. Union membership increased.
Wagner Act
Public Housing
Public Works
Administration
(PWA)
Public Works
Public Works
Administration
(PWA)
Regulated Stock Market
Security and Exchange
Commission(SEC)
Rural Electrification
Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA)
Support of the Arts
Federal Art Project
The PWA addressed the need for affordable quality
housing.
It created 51 housing projects and camps
for migrant farm workers.
The goals of the PWA was provide jobs
The PWA ran it’s own construction projects and
Provided loans . Examples of the projects are bridges,
canals, dams and parks .
The main goal of the SEC was police the stock market
The SEC required register and disclose their assets.
The SEC overall mission was to preserve financial
order & protect stock investors.
The TVA set plans to bring electrical power &
economic recovery. Some examples are waterways,
fertilizer, cheap electricity.
The Hoover Dam was built.
The Federal Art Project used over $27 million to
fund projects in fine arts.
Examples included literature, music, drama
Program Today
Today the Department of Labor administers a variety of federal
labor laws to guarantee workers' rights to fair, safe, and healthy
working conditions, including minimum hourly wage and
overtime pay, protection against employment discrimination, and
unemployment insurance. Unions still have collective bargaining
power, but national membership has declined to a little over 15
percent of the labor force.
Today a federal agency called the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) has responsibilities including funding
low- income housing and providing financial help to private
home builders.
Relief,
Recovery
or Reform?
Reform
Recovery
The PWA was dissolved in the 1940s and never revived.
However, today the federal government continues to provide
funding for a wide range of public works projects, including funds
for highways, dams, bridges, and public housing.
Recovery
The function of the SEC has remained virtually unchanged since
the New Deal. Today, the Commission continues to regulate the
stock market and investigate unethical conduct by stock brokers
and investors.
The TVA continues to operate much as it did during the New
Deal, remaining one of the nation’s largest and cheapest suppliers of power. Dams completed during the New Deal also continued to
supply power and water to regions that would be sparsely
populated without them, such as desert communities in Arizona,
Nevada, and southern California..
Today, the federal government continued to support the arts
through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The NEA
provided grants (financial gifts) to a variety of artists, and funded
museums, theaters, student art programs, and projects, to preserve
American art, such as traditional crafts and folksong.
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Reform
Recovery
Recovery