Across
- 2. The _______ Administration provided jobs for the unemployed, particularly on public works projects related to the arts--theater, music, writing, etc
- 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)
- 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).
- 7. The _______ Administration was a job creation program during the New Deal, created under the NIRA
- 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).
- 12. The _______ Act established centralized credit services that allowed administrations like the FCA to refinance farm mortgages
- 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
- 15. Under the Home Owner’s Loan Act, the _______ refinanced individual home mortgages at low interest rates (answer is an acronym).
- 17. The “Truth in _______” Act required stock brokers to be transparent about the risks of stock and bond purchases
- 19. The _______ Act forced commercial banks out of the investment business and allowed the FDIC to insure bank deposits up to $5,000
- 20. The Federal _______ Relief Act gave states $500 million in loans and grants to aid the unemployed and mobilize them under public works projects
Down
- 1. While the First New Deal was made up of a variety of legislation, the Second New Deal can be described as centered around _______
- 3. The _______ Standards Act outlawed child labor and established a minimum wage, max work week, and overtime limits for interstate commerce business
- 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
- 8. A day during which banks were closed and people could neither withdraw nor deposit money into their accounts
- 9. The Civilian _______ Corps employed 2.5 million single men to improve and reclaim US natural resources
- 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.
- 13. To address the _______ of industry, housing, farming, and banking, FDR passed a number of acts like the Agricultural Adjustment Act
- 16. Also known as the Wealth Tax Act, increased income tax for high-income individuals and corporations (include the word “act” in your answer)
- 18. The Federal Emergency _______ Act provided states with $500 million in loans and grants