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DWU #3. Is it the government’s responsibility to find you a job? Is it the government’s responsibility to pay for your healthcare? Is it the government’s responsibility to educate the citizens? Explain-. FDR and the New Deal. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Governor of New York (‘28-’32)
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DWU #3 • Is it the government’s responsibility to find you a job? • Is it the government’s responsibility to pay for your healthcare? • Is it the government’s responsibility to educate the citizens? • Explain-
Franklin Delano Roosevelt • Governor of New York (‘28-’32) • Distant cousin of Theodore Roosevelt • Paralyzed from waist down • Contracted illness in 1921 • Hid the extent of his paralysis
1932 Election • Roosevelt vs. Herbert Hoover • Roosevelt wins 42 states • 57% to 39% • Democrats sweep House and Senate
Hundred Days • March 9-June 16, 1933 • Congress passes more than a dozen New Deal plans • Massive expansion of federal gov’t • Gov’t plays bigger role in economy
Fireside Chats • Radio speeches • Explained New Deal • Meant to comfort nation
New Deal is attacked • Massive deficit spending • Spending money the gov’t doesn’t have • Socializing the economy • Others say it’s not enough • Need to do more to help people
Packing the Supreme Court • Supreme Court overrules some New Deal legislation • Roosevelt tries to add six justices to the Supreme Court • People outraged • Planned to violate separation of powers • Plan fails • But he gets 7 justices over 4 years
Huey Long • Fiery Southern Senator • Turned against FDR • Wanted more gov’t control of economy • Assassinated at peak of popularity
Second New Deal • New Deal is popular • FDR launches new initiatives • More relief for farmers and workers • FDR reelected in 1936
Farmers • 2nd Agricultural Adjustment Act • More farm subsidies • Loans for sharecroppers • To buy their own land
More Relief • WPA: Works Progress Admin • 11 billion $$ for jobs programs • NYA: Nat’l Youth Administration • Education, jobs, counseling for youth
Labor • Wagner Act: • Collective bargaining • Created NLRB
Social Security Act • Social Security Act: • Insurance for retirees 65 years old • Unemployment compensation • Aid to families
Legacy of the New Deal • FDIC Insurance • Banking • SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission • Regulate the Stock Market • NLRB: National Labor Relations Board • Resolves labor disputes
Legacy of the New Deal • Social Security • Gov’t retirement for workers • TVA: Tenn Valley Authority • Power and flood prevention
Chapter Review Questions • Describe 3 bills passed in the 1st New Deal • Describe 3 bills passed in the 2nd New Deal • How did the New Deal affect 3 different groups? • How does the New Deal affect contemporary American society?