10.2 Responsibilities Table 1 I. A-D & II. A Table 2 II. B-C & III. A-C Table 3 IV. A-B & Timeline Side #1-3 Table 4 Timeline Side #4-7 Table 5 Chart – 1 st 5 entries Table 6 Chart – last 5 entries You will have approximately 20 minutes to complete your answers. Split the work up amongst everyone in the group. All group members must have answers written down. Anyone from the group may be called upon to answer the questions.

I. Challenges to the New Deal A.The right wing felt that the New Deal 1.had imposed too many regulations on business 2.expanded the federal government’s power at the expense of states’ rights 3.Roosevelt’s deficit spending was dangerous

I. Challenges to the New Deal B.The left wing that 1.Roosevelt had not gone far enough 2.Government should intervene even more dramatically in the economy to shift the wealth from the rich to middle-income and poor Americans

I. Challenges to the New Deal C.Father Coughlin called for heavy taxes on the wealthy and a nationalized banking system in order to make life better for many Americans

I. Challenges to the New Deal D.In order to free up jobs for the unemployed, Francis Townshend proposed 1.Government pay citizens over age 60 a pension of $200/month 2.Recipients would have to retire and spend their entire pension check each month 3.He believed the plan would increase spending and remove people form the labor force, freeing up jobs

II. Launching the Second New Deal A.The results of the Works Progress Administration (WPA): 1.Over eight years the WPA spent $11 billion and employed 8.5 million workers who constructed 650,000 miles of highways & roads, 125,000 public buildings and more than 8,000 parks…etc.

II. Launching the Second New Deal B.Federal Number One program offered work to artists, musicians, theatre people and writers. 1.Artists- murals, musicians – city symphonies, 2.Federal Theatre Project financed playwrights, actors & directors 3.Historians who interviewed former slaves to document American History

II. Launching the Second New Deal C- In the “sick Chicken case” (Schechter v. the US) the Schechter brothers had been convicted in of violating the NIRA’s (National Industrial Recovery Act) Live Poultry code. They had sold diseased chickens and violated the code’s wage- and-hour provisions.

II. Launching the Second New Deal C- The Court ruled that employees of a slaughterhouse were only involved in the slaughtering and sale of chickens in a LOCAL area. Because employees were not involved in interstate commerce, their wages and hours could not be regulated by the NIRA’s code (federal gov’t) for wage-and-hour provisions.

II. Launching the Second New Deal The Supreme Court ruled in the “sick chicken case” that the Const. did not allow Congress to delegate its powers to the executive branch, thereby considering the NIRA codes unconstitutional

III. The Rise of Industrial Unions A.The National Labor Regulations Act (Wagner Act): 1.Guaranteed workers the right to unionize 2.Set up National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) which was involved in helping workers set up unions and regulate fair practices

III. The Rise of Industrial Unions B.The main goal of the Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO): 1.Organize industrial unions – unions that included all workers in a particular industry

III. The Rise of Industrial Unions C.After considerable violence, the sit- down strikes at General Motors were finally resolved when the company gave in and recognized the CIO’s United Auto Workers (UAW) as its employees’ sole bargaining agent.

IV. The Social Security Act A.The Social Security Act (1935) is one of the most important pieces of legislation in American history. 1.Its major goal was to provide some security for the elderly and unemployed workers

IV. The Social Security Act B.Initially the Social Security Act left out many of the neediest members of society – farm and domestic workers 1.65% of all African American workers in the 1930’s fell into these two categories

Timeline Activity Agencies of the New Deal

1.Social Security Board 2.Home Owner’s Loan Corporation 3.Securities and Exchange Commission 4.National Labor Relations Board 5.Federal Loan Agency 6.Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 7.Federal Housing Administration

New Deal Programs (Alphabet Soup) Agriculture Adjustment Administration AAA Purpose: Regulate farm prices by paying farmers not to grow certain crops Target Group: Farmers

New Deal Programs Civilian Conservation Corps CCC Purpose: provide jobs and fund conservation projects Target Group: unemployed men ages 18-25

New Deal Programs Farm Credit Administration FCA Purpose: help farmers refinance mortgages Target Group: farmers

New Deal Programs Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC Purpose: provide gov’t insurance to bank depositors Target Group: depositors

New Deal Programs Federal Emergency Relief Fund FERA Purpose: fund state and local agency relief projects Target Group: unemployed workers

New Deal Programs Home Owners’ Loan Corporation HOLC Purpose: help homeowners pay mortgages Target Group: homeowners

New Deal Programs National Industrial Recovery Act NIRA Purpose: guaranteed fairness in competition by allowing business, labor and gov’t to set voluntary rules Target Group: workers & business

New Deal Programs Public Works Administration PWA Purpose: put construction workers to work in construction projects Target Group: unemployed construction workers

New Deal Programs Securities and Exchange Commission SEC Purpose: Regulate the stock market Target Group: investors and bankers

New Deal Programs Works Progress Administration WPA Purpose: Promote recovery and employment by funding public works projects Target Group: unemployed workers

Notebook Check Info Notes 9.1 Section Assessment** 9.1 SG/Timeline 9.2 Lecture Guide 9.3 SG 10.1 SG/Chart 10.2 SG 10.3 Lecture Guide (Fri) ** on your own paper Activities 10.2 Timeline/Chart Video Guides Unfinished Nation: Hard Times** CAT: Stormy Weather New Deal “Chaos of Experimentation” ** on your own paper