1/22: Legacy of FDR's New Deal

Executive Orders: How Presidents Lead Through Crisis

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Open Ended

What is your current US History grade & how many missing assignments do you have? __% with __ missing

Multiple Choice

When is missing work due for the 2nd 9 Weeks?

• Monday, Jan 25th

• Wednesday, January 27th

• Friday, January 29th

Open Ended

In your opinion, what in America's past needs to be repaired? What changes are you hoping to see with this new administration?

Mini Lesson on American Government

• Legislative Branch - aka Congress - makes the laws

• Executive Branch - aka President - carries out the laws

• Judicial Branch - aka the Supreme Court - interprets & upholds or strikes down laws

4 Immediate Challenges of the Biden Administration

• Control the Covid Pandemic

• Provide Economic Relief

• Tackle Climate Change

• Promote Racial Equality

Open Ended

What were the 3 biggest challenges of FDR's administration when he was sworn in as President in 1933 during the Great Depression? What problems were Americans facing?

Relief for the Poor & Unemployed

• the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) for unemployed, unmarried men ages 17–28 - working on environmental projects that planted 3 billion trees & worked on 800 National Parks

• the Works Progress Administration (WPA) put roughly 8.5 million Americans to work building schools, hospitals, roads & sewers, airfields, & bridges

• the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) provided flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, & economic development to the Tennessee Valley

Open Ended

In your opinion, was the relief the New Deal programs provided worth the national government going further into debt? Why or why not?

Multiple Select

Which 2 of the following contributed to the start of the Great Depression?

• consumerism made companies wealthy & stock prices soar

• no regulation of the stock market allowed for inflated stock prices & speculation

• new banking laws guaranteed bank deposits of all Americans

• unemployment insurance provided Americans with support

Reforming

Financial Institutions

• Created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to guarantee that $$ Americans deposit into banks is insured by the federal gov & will be repaid to depositor if bank fails

• Created the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to protect investors & maintain a fair, orderly market

1935

Social Security Act

• social insurance program to give retired workers age 65+ a retirement income using lifetime payroll tax contributions

• included payments for widows & children as well as disabled Americans

• unemployment insurance covered by employers

Multiple Choice

Which of the following New Deal agencies guarantees that if a bank fails, you'll receive your deposit back?

• Social Security Administration

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Works Progress Administration

Multiple Choice

Which of the following New Deal agencies provides retirement checks when Americans turn 65?

• Social Security Administration

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Works Progress Administration

Multiple Choice

Which of the following New Deal agencies ensures that companies are honest about their value so that stock prices are fair and accurate?

• Social Security Administration

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Works Progress Administration

How does a President do so much so fast?

With the help of Executive Orders: an order issued by the President that has the force of a law

Multiple Choice

Traditionally, Congress makes bills that the President signs into law. Why would a President pass an executive order instead of waiting for a bill from Congress?

• Executive orders give Presidents the power to make any law without any checks or review.

• Executive orders allow Presidents to create new laws or agencies quickly.

• Executive orders are preferred by the American people.

Multiple Choice

If a President gets too powerful by making too many Executive Orders, which branch can declare those orders unconstitutional?

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

FDR's Fight with the Supreme Court

• in his 12 years in office, FDR signed 3,721 executive orders

• during 1st 4 years in office, Supreme Court begins declaring SOME of the New Deal unconstitutional

• Supreme Court Justice's ended some of FDR's agencies & plans because they gave TOO much power to the President & took away power from the states

FDR's Plan to

Pack the Courts

• 9 Justices on the Supreme Court

• President of US gets to nominate Justices when someone retires

• FDR wants to replace Justices at age 70 - paying full retirement benefits

• FDR wants to increase the # of Justices from 9 to 15

Open Ended

Why did FDR want to pack the Supreme Court?

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