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21 Cards in this Set
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the executive branch the right to regulate banks
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Emergency Banking Act Gave
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Refinanced loans to keep farmers from losing their land
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Farm Credit Administration (FCA)
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Employed young men on public-works projects
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
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Provided relief to the needy
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Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
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Paid farmers to grow fewer crops; later declared unconstitutional
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Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) of 1933
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Built dams and power plants in the Tennessee Valley region
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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
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Lent money to home owners to refinance their mortgages
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Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC)
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Insured deposits in individual bank accounts
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
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Regulated industry and raised wages and prices
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National Recovery Administration (NRA)
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Set up public-works projects to increase employment
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Public Works Administration (PWA)
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Provided federal jobs to the unemployed
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Civil Works Administration (CWA)
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Regulated the securities market
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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Insured bank loans for building and repairing homes
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Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
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Created jobs in public works, research, and the arts
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Works Progress Administration (WPA)
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Provided electricity to rural areas lacking public utilities
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Rural Electrification Administration (REA)
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Provided job training and part-time jobs to students
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National Youth Administration (NYA)
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Recognized labor‘s right to bargain collectively
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National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
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Provided unemployment benefits and retirement pensions
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Social Security Act
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Provided loans to help tenant farmers buy land
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Farm Security Administration (FSA)
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Paid farmers to voluntarily limit crop production
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Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) of 1938
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Established a minimum wage and a 40-hour workweek
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Fair Labor Standards Act
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