Social Sciences and History / Unit 2 SSH 0125 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Second New Deal and the Safety Net
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The idea
After the Court struck down the AAA and NIRA, Roosevelt won the Banking Act, the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act and Social Security. The WPA employed eight million people.
In practice
The Fair Labor Standards Act: minimum wage, maximum hours, no child labor.
Where people slip
Court-packing failed. Whether the New Deal made a welfare state is a debate the anchor names, not one the course settles.
Your place on the trail
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