F.D.R's presidency Flashcards
(38 cards)
Gold standard
one ounce of gold would equal a set about of dollars
Deficit spending
borrowed money to pay for programs
American Liberty league
politicians from both parties that opposed the new deal
Huey Long
he wanted to take money from the rich and give it to the poor
Father Coughlin
a priest who called for more taxes on the rich
Townsend Plan
the federal government pay anyone over the age of 60 a pension of 200$ per month
WPA
Work Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration
Jobs given from the government to help with unemployment
Schechter v. United States
A court case that was violating NIRA due to unsafe sells
NLRB
National Labor Relations Act
National Labor Relation Acts
organized factory elections by secret ballots to determine if the workers wanted a union
CIO
committee for industrial organization
Committee for industrial organization
formed to organize industrial unions
sit down strikes
strikes where workers do not leave the factory
Social security act
a monthly retirement benefited elderly, unemployed and fatherless children
Frances Perkins
the first woman appointed to secretary of labor
court-packing
If the supreme court justices worked for 10 years and didn’t retire by the time there 70 president F.D.R would be able to appoint 6 new justices
keynesianism
a theory that the government should spend heavily on the recession to “jump start” the economy
national housing act
low-costing houses built in place of the shattys
farm security administration
loans to tenants so they could purchase their own farms
fair labor standards act
protection to workers, abolished child labor, and a 40 hour work week
broker state
working out conflicts among different invest.
CCC
civilian conservation corps
ccc
established the work fr 250,000 men
