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CCC (civilian conservation corps)
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hired more than 2.5 million young men to work on environmental projects
function was conservation of resources |
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CWA (Civil works administration)
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provided construction jobs for more than four million people who were paid $15 per week to work on schools, roads, and sewers
purpose was contributed to the morale and self-esteem of millions of displaced people by providing them with steady employment |
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FDIC (Federal Deposit insurance Corporation)
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restored confidence in the nation's banks and encouraged savings
providing depositors with insurance of up to $5,000 |
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FERA(Federal Emergency relief administration)
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provided assistance for the unemployed
by funding work projects for more than 20 million people. |
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TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
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building 16 dams to control flooding, generate hydraulic power, and increase agricultural production.
provided jobs, low-cost housing, reforestation, and many other conservation-related services to the region. |
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FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
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merge the administrative responsibilities for regulating broadcasting and wire communications into one centralized agency
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FHA (Federal Housing Association)
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largest insurer of home mortgages in the world.
providing the funds necessary to construct low-income housing. |
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SEC (Securities Exchange Commission)
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restore the stability of the stock market after the crash and to prevent corporate abuses relating to the offering and sale of securities
watchdog against stock market fraud and insider manipulation on Wall Street and offers publications on investment-related topics for public education. |
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NLRA (National Labor Relations Act)
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purpose was to protect the rights of organized labor
legalizing practices such as "closed shops" in which only union members could work and collectively bargain. |
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REA (Rural Electrification Administration)
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supply electricity to rural communities.
granted low-cost loans to farm cooperatives to bring electric power into their communities |
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SSA ( Social Security Administration)
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administer a national pension fund for retired persons
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WPA (Works Progress Administration)
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employed more than eight million people to build roads and highways, bridges, schools, airports, parks, and other public projects.
create jobs for unemployed |
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FSA (Farm Security Administration)
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purpose was to improve the lot of the poor farmers
loaned more than a billion dollars to farmers and set up many camps for destitute migrant workers |
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FLSA (Fair Labor Standard Act)
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reform the economy
established the minimum wage, |
