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The AAA
The American Automobile Association is a federation of motor clubs throughout North America. AAA is a privately held not-for-profit national member association and service organization with over 60 million members in the United States and Canada. -
The PWA
Public Works Administration, part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. -
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The CCC
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a voluntary public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18-25 -
The EBA
The Emergency Banking Relief Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt. The law was one of the first acts of the new administration and was designed to repair the nation's crumbling bank system which made it harder to stabilize problem banks. -
The FCA
The Farm Credit Administration was given to consolidate and streamline farm credit services. Roosevelt signed the Emergency Farm Mortgage Act, which allowed farmers to take advantage of “lower interest rates and more liberal terms of payment”. -
The TVA
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter to provide navigation, flood control, and electricity generation. -
The FDIC
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is one of two agencies that provide deposit insurance to depositors in U.S. depository institutions, the other being the National Credit Union Administration, which regulates and insures credit unions. -
The NRA
The National Rifle Association of America is a gun rights advocacy group based in the United States. Founded in 1871, the group has informed its members about firearm-related legislation since 1934, and it has directly lobbied for and against firearms legislation since 1975. -
The SEC
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is an independent agency of the United States federal government. -
The FCC
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. -
The WPA
The Works Progress Administration was an American New Deal agency, employing millions of job-seekers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. -
The SSA
The United States Social Security Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors benefits. -
The USHA
The United States Housing Authority, or USHA, was a federal agency created within the United States Department of the Interior by the Housing Act of 1937 as part of the New Deal. It was designed to lend money to the states or communities for low-cost construction. -
The CWA
Communications Workers of America is the largest communications and media labor union in the United States, representing about 700,000 members in both the private and public sectors -
The FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration is a governmental body of the United States with powers to regulate all aspects of civil aviation in that nation as well as over its surrounding international waters.
