1. Aim: How did FDR try to solve the problems during the Great Depression?
Do Now:
1. Take out the FDR’S NEW DEAL homework from yesterday- define New Deal and FDR
2. Copy the following vocabulary terms:
Court Packing Plan: Roosevelt asked Congress to give him the power to appoint one new Supreme Court justice for every court judge who was older than age 70 and who had served for at least 10 years.
Shecter Poultry Corp. v. United States: Supreme Court of the United States abolished the National Industrial Recovery Act a cornerstone of the New Deal. The court held that Congress had exceeded its authority by delegating too much legislative power to the president and industrial groups

2. Activity #1: Cartoon Analysis Answer the questions that follow in complete sentences

3. FDR's New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt became president during the heart of the Great Depression. Unemployment in 1933 was topping over 25% and there were no signs of improvement. FDR had been elected on the his promise of a New Deal to the American people, a program under which the government would begin to actively attack the problems of the depression.
How would you try to solve these problems if you were FDR?
While the successfulness of the New Deal programs in combating the Great Depression remains open for debate, there is little doubt that the relief programs offered during the first 100 days served to feed, house and employ millions of Americans who would have otherwise gone hungry or become homeless.

4. Activity #2 With your partner… Question #3
Complete the New Deal Programs Chart by reading through the packet
Question #3
Relief‐ to provide Americans with immediate assistance to help them with basic necessities of life, including food, direct monetary payments and employment
Recovery‐ A policy or program that has its primary goal to promote growth in the American economy
Reform‐ A policy or program that was designed to ensure that effects of the Great Depression did not occur again

5. Summary
How did FDR try to solve the problems during the Great Depression? Discuss the 3 best solutions that FDR came up with- justify why you believe they are the best.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were both New Deal programs developed to address the problem of
excessive stock market speculation
high unemployment
increased use of credit
limited income of senior citizens
During President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were created as a way to
provide jobs to those who were unemployed
raise revenue for relief and recovery programs
limit risks associated with savings and investments
implement the new income tax amendment
Much of the domestic legislation of the New Deal period was based on the idea that the federal government should
favor big business over labor and farming
assume some responsibility for the welfare of people
own and operate the major industries of the country
require local communities to be responsible for social welfare programs

6. Homework
Due tomorrow: Friday, April 26th