The Second New Deal

The largest job-creation program of the New Deal Era was the

• Agricultural Adjustment Act.

• National Recovery Administration.

• Public Works Administration.

• Works Progress Administration.

Why did Democrats believe that the Wagner Act would help the economy?

• Union strikes would lead to greater productivity.

• Unions would have to pay dues to the federal government.

• Union workers would have more money to spend due to increased wages.

• Unions would allow industries to expand.

Social Security is referred to as an “entitlement” program because

• it is only available to the wealthy.

• recipients receive special titles.

• it is considered an elite benefit.

• people pay into it and are therefore entitled to it.

The purpose of the United States Housing Authority was to

• subsidize loans to builders of low-cost housing.

• investigate racial discrimination in mortgage lending.

• loan money to tenant farmers to purchase land.

• prevent banks from foreclosing on homes.

What was the result of President Roosevelt’s court-packing plan?

• Roosevelt successfully added several justices to the U.S. Supreme Court.

• Roosevelt was widely criticized for his plan.

• The U.S. Supreme Court declared the Wagner Act and the Social Security Act unconstitutional.

• New Deal programs became even more popular afterward.

How did the New Deal era change American expectations about government?

• Citizens’ confidence in the government decreased and never fully recovered.

• People accepted stronger federal involvement in social and economic affairs.

• The public came to expect the federal government to solve all problems.

• Voters relied on local and state government much more than federal government.

Summarize the differences between the First New Deal and the Second New Deal, including their goals.

• The First New Deal focused on immediate economic recovery, while the Second New Deal emphasized social reform and long-term security.

• The First New Deal focused on foreign policy, while the Second New Deal emphasized military expansion.

• The First New Deal was only about agricultural reform, while the Second New Deal was about industrialization.

• The First New Deal and the Second New Deal had identical goals and policies.

The purpose of President Roosevelt’s court-packing plan was to:

• increase the number of Supreme Court justices to obtain favorable rulings for New Deal legislation

• reduce the power of the Supreme Court by removing justices

• abolish the Supreme Court entirely

• appoint justices from both major political parties

This poster was published by the Social Security Board in 1935.

How did the new program described in the poster affect the role of the federal government?

• It provided the federal government with a role in administering a

  retirement fund for workers.

• It limited the federal government’s power to enforce minimum

  wage requirements.

• It provided the federal government with a role in managing

  workers’ bank accounts.

• It limited the federal government’s power to assist workers in

  manufacturing plants.

FDR's controversial plan to attempt to fill the courts with liberal justices who will support his New Deal programs

• Court Packing

• New Deal

• Direct Relief

• 22nd Amendment