The New Deal-Set of federal programs launched by FDR after taking office in 1933, in response to the calamity of the Great Depression.
FDIC-To ensure to the public that the financial system is working properly, if anything goes wrong in a bank people know their accounts are safe.
SEC-To regulate the stock market
TVA-To reduce the unemployment rate in Tennessee by doing thing such as creating affordable employee housing.
SSA-Gave benefits to those who not in work, retirees, and the unemployed.
NLRA- Banned "unfair work practices", and established the National Labor Relations board.
WPA- Gave people the opportunity to work, they built bridges, roads, and other public necessities.
FLSA- Improved work condition, established a minimum wage of forty cents, and a forty hour a week work limit.
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