TCI 33
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) | Law passed by Congress to increase production while boosting wages and prices |
| Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) | Agency created by Congress to help reduce farmers' crop production and restore the prices of their good to a reasonable level |
| Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) | A work relief program est. in 1933 as part of the first 100 days of the New Deal. It provided work for unemployed young men |
| Right Wing | Conservative side of the political spectrum |
| Left Wing | Liberal side of the political spectrum |
| Demagogues | A political leader who gains power by appealing to people's emotions and prejudices rather than relying on rational argument |
| Works Progress Administration (WPA) | A work relief organization est. by the New Deal to provide work for unemployed Americans from building infrastructure to taking pictures, painting murals and recording songs. Somewhat controversial |
| Wagner Act | Law passed by congress to protect workers right to organize into unions |
| Social Security Act | Est. a federal program to offer old-age assistance and benefits, unemployment compensation and aid to needy mothers, children and the blind |
| Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) | A labor union establish to organize workers by industry rather than by occupation or skill |
| Welfare State | A social system in which the government takes responsibility for the economic well being of its citizens by providing programs and direct assistance |
| Deficit Spending | A government' practice of spending more money than it receives in revenue, the difference being made up by borrowing |
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