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| "Social Welfare" Liberalism |
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| expanded individual rights- increased amount of national legislation (centralized federal administrative systems, new programs) |
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| the amount by which spending exceeds revenue over a particular period of time (central point of controvery in economics) |
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| the view that in the short run, productive activity is strongly influenced by aggregate demand (advocate mixed economy, with a role of government intervention during recession- Depression) |
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| enacted 15 major bills in this legendary legislation secssion (4 points- banking failures, agricultural overproduction, business slump, soaring unemployment) |
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| Tennessee Valley Authority |
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| a government owned corporation that would produce cheap hydroelectric power (encouraged economic development in the flood-prone river valley) |
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| the agencies of the New Deal (CCC, CWA, FERA, AAA, NRA) that were flowing from Washington |
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| firm in NY sold diseased chickens to stores in violation with NRA, unconstitutionally extended intrastate (Congress decision) |
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| Republican business leaders and conservative Democrats lobbying against "reckless spending" and "socialist" reforms |
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| priest in Detroit, turned to radio, organized National Union for Social Justice- attacked policies *was upset when FDR would not nationalize banking system and expand money supply) |
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| Senator, very popular in LO, "Share Our Wealthy Society" Depression from underconsumption (wanted to distribute wealth more evenly through taxes) |
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| Long Beach, CA doctor who spoke for elderly who had no pension plands and feared poverty (Old Age Revolving Pension Plan- $200 a month to +60, Townsend clubs- Social Security) |
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| criticized "money classes" moved to the left, stole parts of Coughlin, Long, and Townsend programs (FDR was happy, met Long's Share Our Wealth Plan with his own plan) |
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| Judiciary Reorganization Bill |
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| legislative initiative by FDR to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court (ultimately failed, exposed limits of FDR's abilities to push legislation) |
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| run by Harry Hopkins, put workers directly on federal payrol, federal relief agency (employed 8.5 million, spending $10.5 billion, were thankful for work) |
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| put unemployed artists, actors, and writers to work but the purpose was beond relief. |
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| the alignment of interest groups and voting blocs that supported the New Deal and voted Democrat |
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| Lighting war; an attack by German tanks across the Plains of Poland (began World War II) |
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| antidemocratic movement developed in Italy (had authoritative, militaristic government led by dictators) |
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