Please match the term to the correct description. You will use all terms and answers provided.

Question

(Units 2-3) (Units 1-4 EOC Study Notes) TEKS - 2(B), 16(A-E), 18(A&B) (8 points)

FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

Social Security Act

SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)

WPA (Works Progress Administration)

Fireside Chats

Court Packing Plan

AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)

CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)

:: Established a system of old-age benefits for workers, unemployment insurance, and aid to families with dependent children

A New Deal agency providing public works jobs for millions of unemployed Americans, including building roads, bridges, and other
infrastructure

#: A public works program employing young men in projects such as reforestation, soil conservation, and park improvements

Radio broadcasts made by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to explain his policies in a calm and direct manner, helping to reassure the
public during economic uncertainty

:: Regulates the stock market and protects investors by ensuring fair practices and requiring truthful information from companies

Designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses through paying farmers not to plant on part of their land and to kill off excess
livestock

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Ensures bank deposits up to a set amount, protecting customers against losses if a bank fails. It was created to restore trust in the
banking system during the Great Depression

Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court to gain favorable rulings for New Deal legislation, which was widely
criticized and ultimately unsuccessful

Answer 1

Here are the terms matched with their correct descriptions:

1. Social Security Act
   Established a system of old-age benefits for workers, unemployment insurance, and aid to families with dependent children

2. WPA (Works Progress Administration)
   A New Deal agency providing public works jobs for millions of unemployed Americans, including building roads, bridges, and other infrastructure

3. CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
   A public works program employing young men in projects such as reforestation, soil conservation, and park improvements

4. Fireside Chats
   Radio broadcasts made by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to explain his policies in a calm and direct manner, helping to reassure the public during economic uncertainty

5. SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)
   Regulates the stock market and protects investors by ensuring fair practices and requiring truthful information from companies

6. AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)
   Designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses through paying farmers not to plant on part of their land and to kill off excess livestock

7. FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
   Ensures bank deposits up to a set amount, protecting customers against losses if a bank fails. It was created to restore trust in the banking system during the Great Depression

8. Court Packing Plan
   Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court to gain favorable rulings for New Deal legislation, which was widely criticized and ultimately unsuccessful