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Activity - A Good Deal or Bad Deal?
Answer in 3-4 easy 6th grader worded sentences

Historians, politicians, economists, and citizens still debate the legacy of FDR's New Deal to this day. Using complete sentences, elaborate on each of the following positive accomplishments and negative consequences. The "Evaluating the New Deal" subsection in Lesson 8 will be of great assistance.

Positive Accomplishments Negative Consequences
unemployed citizens government and business
relationship between business and labor unemployment
confidence of citizens the overall economy
Social Security relationship between federal and state governments
national infrastructure the federal deficit
Write a paragraph citing evidence supporting why you think New Deal legislation was overall positive or negative.

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The New Deal gave jobs to many unemployed citizens through programs like the WPA and CCC and built roads, bridges, and parks that helped the national infrastructure. It also helped workers by supporting unions and improving the relationship between business and labor, and it raised the confidence of many people in the government. At the same time, the New Deal made the federal government bigger and caused tension between government and business, and some programs added to the federal deficit. Some New Deal efforts did not end unemployment right away and the new federal power sometimes clashed with state governments.

I think the New Deal was overall positive because it created lasting programs and protections that helped many people. For example, Social Security gave older people a steady income, the FDIC protected bank deposits so people could trust banks again, and the SEC helped make the stock market safer. Job programs like the WPA and CCC put millions of people to work and built important roads and buildings. Even though the New Deal did not solve every problem and it increased government spending, it made life more stable for lots of Americans and set up rules and programs we still use today.