provides monetary benefits to retired workers and the disabled to this day
Social Security Administration (SSA).
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provides monetary benefits to retired workers and the disabled to this day
Social Security Administration (SSA).
constructed many public works including roads, bridges, and dams
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
engaged in public works projects that conserved the environment
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
created an arbitration system to settle disputes between employers and unions
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
controlled flooding and generated electricity
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
regulates the trading and selling of stocks and bonds
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
provides monetary benefits to retired workers and the disabled to this day | Social Security Administration (SSA). |
constructed many public works including roads, bridges, and dams | Works Progress Administration (WPA) |
engaged in public works projects that conserved the environment | Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) |
created an arbitration system to settle disputes between employers and unions | National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) |
controlled flooding and generated electricity | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) |
regulates the trading and selling of stocks and bonds | Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) |
Which of these Presidents served first? | Andrew Johnson |
Photographer ___ visually recorded the struggle of Dust Bowl families. | Dorothea Lange |
became President when Warren G. Harding died | Calvin Coolidge |
the only President to hold a patent | Abraham Lincoln |
first President impeached by the House of Representatives | Andrew Johnson |
after one term as President he served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | William Howard Taft |
inspired the creation of a stuffed animal toy | Theodore Roosevelt |
President in office during the Spanish-American War | William McKinley |
The Supreme Court ruled that FDR's use of orders to create New Deal programs was unconstitutional. | executive |
FDR used radio for _ chats to communicate with Americans. | Fireside |
The Dust Bowl drought drove thousands of _ to California in search of employment. | Okies |
FDR's attempt to increase the number of Supreme Court ____ was rejected by Congress and angered the public. | justices |
President Hoover rejected direct __ relief during the Great Depression, believing it would create dependence on the government. | monetary |
Striking Boston were fired by Massachusetts governor Calvin Coolidge for not returning to work. | policemen |
The failure of _ caused many individuals to lose their life savings. | banks |
The Emergency Quota Act limited into the United States. | immigration |
High interest rates and contributed to the severity of the Great Depression. | high tariffs |
The Supreme Court rejected several attempts by FDR to use ___ orders to create government programs. | executive |
The Glass-Steagall Act separated commercial and investment __. | banks |