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| labor protest in which workers stoped working and occupied the workplace until there demands are met |
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| FDR's plan to add up to 6 new justices to the 9-member Supreme Court after the court had ruled that some New Deal legislation was unconstitutional |
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| group of African American leaders who served as unofficial advisors of FDR |
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| political force formed by diverse groups who united to support FDR and his New Deal |
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| government that assumes responsibily for providing for the welfare of the poor, elderly, sick, and unemployed |
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| one of the most memorable depression era film |
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| division of the Works Progress Administration that hired unemployed artists to create artworks for public buildings an sponsored art-education programs and exhibitations |
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| large picture painted directly on a wall or ceiling |
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| wroth a best-selling novel The Grapes of Wrath |
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| unknown New York governor that accepted the Demorcratic Party's nomination for President |
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| FDR's wife that was his distant cousin |
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| programs and legislation enacted by FDR during the Great Depression to promote economic recovery and social reform |
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| informal radio broadcasts in which FDR explained the issues and New Deal programs to average Americans |
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| A senator that was an expert performer where folksy speeches delighted audiences |
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| attracted millions of listeners to his weekly radio show, accusing FDR for not doing enough to fight the depression |
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| insured bank loans used for building and repairing homes |
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| insured bank deposits up to $5,000 |
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| regulates stock market and makes it a safer place for investments |
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| provided jobs for more thatn 2 million young men |
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| loaned money at low interest rates to homeowners who could not meet mortagage payments |
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| legislative activity begun by FDR in 1935 to solve problems created by Great Depression |
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| economic theory that favored public works projects because they put more money into the hands of consumers who would buy more goods, simulating the economy |
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| 1935, the congress enacted established unemployment insurance for workers who lost their jobs; insurance victims of work acciedents, aided blind, disabled, children |
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| recognized the right of employees to join labor unions and gave workers the right to collective bargaining |
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| employers had to negotitate whith unions about hours, wages, and other working conditions |
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| law that set minimum wage, maximum workweek of 44 hours, and outlawed child labor |
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