New Deal Progams and Legislation


Program/Legislation
Date
Purpose
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
1933
reduced production of crops, to raise farm prices. Declared unconstitutional in 1936
National Recovery Adiministration (NRA)
1933
Reduced destructive competition and hellped workers by setting minimum wages and minimum weekly hours. Declared unconstiutional in 1935.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
1933
Built dams on the Tennesse River to control flooding and generate electricity.
Public Works Administration (PWA)
1933
Put people to work building roads, buildings, and other public works projects.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
1933
Insured individual savings accounts so that people did not lose thier money if banks failed or closed their doors.
Federal Emergancy Relief Administration (FERA)
1933
Provided federal funds for state and community relief efforts.
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
1933
Provide temporary

1933