New Deal Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. The _______ Administration provided jobs for the unemployed, particularly on public works projects related to the arts--theater, music, writing, etc
  2. 4. A public corp that ran a power plant in Tennessee, the _______ determined fair power rates by generating and selling its own electricity (answer is an acronym)
  3. 5. Guaranteed unions’ right to organize and collectively bargain for its members, it also outlawed unfair labor practices and constructed a board that settled union-employee disputes (include the word “act'' in your answer).
  4. 7. The _______ Administration was a job creation program during the New Deal, created under the NIRA
  5. 11. “FDR’s baby”, an ambitious act that was eventually ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, on the grounds that the Federal Government could not regulate intrastate commerce (answer is an acronym).
  6. 12. The _______ Act established centralized credit services that allowed administrations like the FCA to refinance farm mortgages
  7. 14. The _______ Banking Act declared a “bank holiday” and closed US banks, allowing the government to do damage control and assess which banks could reopen
  8. 15. Under the Home Owner’s Loan Act, the _______ refinanced individual home mortgages at low interest rates (answer is an acronym).
  9. 17. The “Truth in _______” Act required stock brokers to be transparent about the risks of stock and bond purchases
  10. 19. The _______ Act forced commercial banks out of the investment business and allowed the FDIC to insure bank deposits up to $5,000
  11. 20. The Federal _______ Relief Act gave states $500 million in loans and grants to aid the unemployed and mobilize them under public works projects
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  1. 1. While the First New Deal was made up of a variety of legislation, the Second New Deal can be described as centered around _______
  2. 3. The _______ Standards Act outlawed child labor and established a minimum wage, max work week, and overtime limits for interstate commerce business
  3. 6. The government paid farmers to stop producing crops in order to reduce the surplus and increase farm prices--the answer is the second word of the act’s name
  4. 8. A day during which banks were closed and people could neither withdraw nor deposit money into their accounts
  5. 9. The Civilian _______ Corps employed 2.5 million single men to improve and reclaim US natural resources
  6. 10. One of the most prominent acts of the Second New Deal, the _______ Act created a national program for America’s elderly, unemployed, and survivors.
  7. 13. To address the _______ of industry, housing, farming, and banking, FDR passed a number of acts like the Agricultural Adjustment Act
  8. 16. Also known as the Wealth Tax Act, increased income tax for high-income individuals and corporations (include the word “act” in your answer)
  9. 18. The Federal Emergency _______ Act provided states with $500 million in loans and grants