Warmup Explain the Second New Deal.

Response to the Second New Deal Chapter 22 section 2 Objective: The importance of labor and FDR’s power.

Labor Why is it important to reestablish organized labor?

GM Sit-Down Strike United Auto Workers (Part of CIO) Began to strike in GM Simply sat down and stopped working How does is a sit-down strike effective? GM asked government for help Michigan governor refuses Police tried to shut off food supply Small battle

Unions Did not win every confrontation Union membership continues to grow ¼ by early 40s

Election of 1936 A lot done so far (1935) Rural electricity Goal of FDR Signed the Rural Electrification Act 10% to 90% Practically ignored the Republican candidate No competition from fellow Democrats

Trouble FDR came into second term confident Leads to an issue Issue: Courts keep striking down FDR’s programs What is FDR’s response?

FDR and Courts Make courts “more efficient” Pack the Supreme Court with friendly justices

Moving Forward Laws that gave sharecroppers a chance to buy their own land Laws requiring minimum wage S.C. declares social security constitutional

Recovery in Doubt 1937 – another steep fall in stock prices About 2 million lose their jobs FDR decides to cut gov. spending Deficit Seeks money to help the poor John Maynard Keynes – deficit spending creates jobs and stimulates the economy Summer 1938 – economy begins to rebound

Write You are going to write a fireside chat for FDR. Defend one or several of his programs. They can be from either the First or Second New Deal. Must be at least two paragraphs (that’s a minimum of 8 sentences).