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EBA (Emergency Banking Act)
an act used in attempt to stabilize the banking system during the Great Depression -
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CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
A voluntary public work relief program for unemployed, unmarried men -
FCA (Farm Credit Administration)
designed to consolidate and streamline farm credit service -
AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)
Designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses -
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
was created to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to TN Valley affect by the Great Depression. -
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
provides deposit insurance to depositors in US depository institutions -
PWA (Public Works Administration)
a large scale public works construction agency as a response to the Great Depression -
NRA (National Recovery Administration)
Designed to eliminate "cut throat competition" by putting industry, labor, and government together to make fair practices codes and to set prices -
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)
enforces federal securities laws, proposing securities rules, and regulating the securities industry -
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
regulates communications by radio, tv, wire, satellite, and cable across the US -
WPA (Works Progress Administration)
Employed millions of job-seekers to work on public work projects -
SSA (Social Security Administration)
a social insurances program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors benefits -
USHA (US Housing Authority)
created to lend money to the states or communities for low cost construction -
CWA (Communications Workers of America)
Largest communications and media labor union that represents about 700,000 members in private and public sectors. -
FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)
responsible for the regulation and oversight of civil aviation within US
