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01/26/2018 1 The Second New Deal Notes Day 3 New Deal Unconstitutional? Supreme Court attacked New Deal programs AAA – govn’t can’t regulate agriculture NIRA – president can’t issue “codes of fair competition” to businesses Reform (this was the major focus) Wanted to make sure another depression would never occur again Security Created a new system to protect ordinary citizens from economic disaster Bonus of the 2 nd New Deal? Labor reform Social security system $11 billion to public works Nine million jobs Hired artists, architects, writers, musicians Painted murals, designed buildings, wrote guidebooks, produced plays and concerts Unemployment insurance Retirement benefits Grants for disabled and orphaned “safety net” to fall back on Paid out of a special tax on payrolls (unemployment) and wages (retirement) National Labor Relations Act aka the “Wagner Act” Gave workers the right to form unions, bargain collectively, and submit grievances to NLRB No “unfair” anti‐union practices Fair Labor Standards Act max. working hours & minimum wage Prohibited child labor in factories “Sit‐Down” Strike (1936) GM plant in Flint, MI Workers occupied the factory so it couldn’t be used Federal gov. wouldn’t interfere GM forced to recognize automobile workers union Conservatives (Right Wing) Reactions to the New Deal New Deal went too far Liberals (Left Wing) New Deal didn’t go far enough FDR super popular: even if not successful, he was actively fighting the Depression Democratic “Solid South” = workers, the poor, African Americans, & other minorities

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The Second New Deal

Notes Day 3

New Deal Unconstitutional?

• Supreme Court attacked New Deal programs

– AAA – govn’t can’t regulate agriculture

– NIRA – president can’t issue “codes of fair competition” to businesses

• Reform (this was the major focus)

–Wanted to make sure another depression would never occur again

• Security

– Created a new system to protect ordinary citizens from economic disaster

• Bonus of the 2nd New Deal?

– Labor reform

– Social security system

• $11 billion to public works

• Nine million jobs

• Hired artists, architects, writers, musicians

– Painted murals, designed buildings, wrote guidebooks, produced plays and concerts

Unemployment insuranceRetirement benefits

Grants for disabled and orphaned

• “safety net” to fall back on

• Paid out of a special tax on payrolls (unemployment) and wages (retirement)

• National Labor Relations Act aka the “Wagner Act”

– Gave workers the right to form unions, bargain collectively, and submit grievances to NLRB

– No “unfair” anti‐union practices

• Fair Labor Standards Act

– max. working hours & minimum wage

– Prohibited child labor in factories

• “Sit‐Down” Strike (1936)

– GM plant in Flint, MI

– Workers occupied the factory so it couldn’t be used

– Federal gov. wouldn’t interfere

– GM forced to recognize automobile workers union

Conservatives (Right Wing)

Reactions to the New Deal

• New Deal went too far

Liberals (Left Wing)

• New Deal didn’t go far enough

FDR super popular: even if not successful, he was actively fighting 

the Depression

Democratic “Solid South” = workers, the poor, African 

Americans, & other minorities

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“Court Packing”• FDR proposed Supreme Court redesign

– Pres. could add a new judge for every one over 70 that didn’t retire

–Would have let FDR appoint SIX new Justices

• FDR cut gov. spending in 1936 = Depression worsened immediately

• New Deal DID NOT end the GD… WWII did…

“Court Packing”• FDR proposed Supreme Court redesign

– Pres. could add a new judge for every one over 70 that didn’t retire

–Would have let FDR appoint SIX new Justices

• FDR cut gov. spending in 1936 = Depression worsened immediately

• New Deal DID NOT end the GD… WWII did…

John Steinbeck

• Told story of the “Okies” in The Grapes of Wrath

Langston Hughes

• Portrayed hardships of African Americans in his poems

Dorothea Lange

• Gave a face to the GD

Walker Evans

• Photos of tenant farmers in AL

Margaret Bourke White

• Photos published in LifeMagazine

“Escapism” via talkies and cartoons