Larry Jacobs Paul Robeson High School Brooklyn, New York
Steps of the AHPPAAHPPA Step 1: Identify Problem Step 2: Gather the Evidence Step 3: Determine Causes Step 4: Evaluate the Policy
Overproduction of consumer goods and farms Speculation in the Stock Market EZ credit! Unregulated Banks, Businesses: LAISSEZ FAIRE Government Stock Market Crash- 1929
THE PEOPLE NEED RELIEF Immediate actions included: JOBS! CCC- (Civilian Conservation Corps) WPA- (Works Progress Admin.) PWA- (Public Works Admin.) TVA- (Tennesee Valley Authority ) The TVA ALSO provided electricity to some of the poorest regions of the U.S.
THE PEOPLE NEED RELIEF Immediate actions included: JOBS! CCC- (Civilian Conservation Corps)
THE PEOPLE NEED RELIEF Immediate actions included: JOBS! WPA- (Works Progress Admin.) PWA- (Public Works Admin.)
“If we limit production, demand and value of products would increase!” *AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)- gov’t FORCES farms to limit production *NIRA (Nat’l Industrial Recovery Act)- gov’t FORCES industry to limit production *Unfortunately the Supreme Court ruled these 2 acts unconstitutional (Remember judicial review?) (Could FDR ‘get over’ on the Supreme Court?)
He asked Congress to let him increase the number of judges (by adding judges sympathetic to his New Deal programs.) FDR’s Court Packing problem: CONGRESS SAID “NO”!
Social Security! Protects the elderly, no longer working FDIC! Insures your savings SEC! Attempts to keep the stock market free of fraud, manipulation, and volatility
Some say he was “POWER HUNGRY!” Some say “He increased the size of the government’s power! He was a dictator!” BUT.. Most people who lived through it seem to believe…. “FDR did what he had to do. Made some unwise choices but did all he could to help the common citizen!”.
Evaluating historical policies Date:Name: Your problem (phrase): 1.State one of the major historical policies that attempted to deal with the social problem: 2.What were the advantages of this policy (consider effectiveness, intended and unintended consequences, costs, enforcement, public acceptance): 3.What were the disadvantages of this policy? (consider effectiveness, intended and unintended consequences costs, enforcement, public acceptance): 4.Based on your evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages, should a different policy have been implemented? Explain.