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Federal Deposit Insurance Commission
An independent federal agency insuring deposits in U.S. banks and thrifts in the event of bank failures. -
Civilian Conservation Corporation
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men. Originally for young men ages 18–25, it was eventually expanded to ages 17–28. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
DescriptionThe Agricultural Adjustment Act was a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter on May 18, 1933, to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected by the Great Depression. -
Federal Housing Authority
The FHA sets standards for construction and underwriting and insures loans made by banks and other private lenders for home building. -
Security and Exchange Commission
Responsible for protecting investors, maintaining fair and orderly functioning of the securities markets, and facilitating capital formation. -
Social Security Act
The Social Security Act of 1935 is a law enacted by the 74th United States Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The law created the Social Security program, establishing a basic right to a pension in old age, as well as insurance against unemployment. -
National Labor Relations Board
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the Federal government of the United States with responsibilities for enforcing U.S. labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices.
