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- 5. bargaining process in which employers negotiate with labor unions about hours, wages, and other working conditions.
- 7. (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ) government agency that insures bank deposits, guaranteeing that depositors’ money will be safe.
- 8. Labor Standards Act 1938 law that set a minimum wage, a maximum workweek of 44 hours, and outlawed child labor.
- 9. packing FDR plan to add up to six justices to the nine-member Supreme Court after the Court had ruled that some New Deal legislation was unconstitutional.
- 10. Act New Deal law that abolished unfair labor practices, recognized the right of employees to organize labor unions, and gave workers the right to collective bargaining.
- 13. New Deal 1930’s legislation that gave Indians greater control over their affairs and provided funding for schools and hospitals.
- 14. New Deal legislative activity begun by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to solve problems created by the Great Depression.
- 15. Deal coalition political force formed by diverse groups who united to support Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal.
- 16. priming economic theory that favored public works projects because they put money into the hands of consumers who would buy more goods, stimulating the economy.
- 18. Deal programs and legislation enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression to promote economic recovery and social reform.
- 19. (Works Progress Administration) key New Deal agency that provided work relief through various public works projects
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- 1. Security Act 1935 law that set up a pension system for retirees, established unemployment insurance, and created insurance for victims of work-related accidents; provided aid for poverty-stricken mothers and children, the blind and the disabled.
- 2. (Congress of Industrial Organization) labor organization founded in the 1930’s that represented unskilled industrial workers.
- 3. Cabinet group of African American leaders who served as unofficial advisers to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- 4. state government that assumes responsibility for providing for the welfare of the poor, elderly, sick, and unemployed.
- 6. (Civilian Conservation Corps) New Deal program that provided young men with relief jobs on environmental conservation projects, including reforestation and flood control.
- 7. chat informal radio broadcasts in which FDR explained issues and New Deal programs to average Americans.
- 11. (Tennessee Valley Authority) government agency that built dams in the Tennessee River valley to control flooding and generate electric power.
- 12. strikes labor protest in which workers stop working and occupy the workplace until their demands are met.
- 15. (National Recovery Administration) New Deal agency that promoted economic recovery by regulating production, prices, and wages.
- 17. (Public Works Administration) New Deal agency that provided millions of jobs constructing public buildings.