Social Security - SSA - Created an unemployment system, disability insurance, old-age pension, and child welfare benefits., Civilian Conservation Corps - CCC - Employed young men, ages 18-25, for natural resource conservation (planted trees, fought fires, etc.), National Labor Relations Act - NLRA / Wagner Act - Outlawed unfair labor practices and allowed workers to unionize, Works Progress Administration - WPA - Created jobs for local improvements. Gave jobs to artists, writers, and musicians. , Emergency Banking Relief Act (Banking Holiday) EBRA - Allowed the government to close all banks and only allow sound banks to open again. This would stop the "run" on the banks. , Fair Labor Standards Act  - Banned child labor, established minimum wage, and set a 44 hour work week., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation -FDIC - Guaranteed bank deposits for citizens., Securities and Exchange Commission -SEC - Regulated the stock market to avoid dishonest practices, Agricultural Adjustment Act -AAA - Gave farmers government subsidies to decrease the surplus of farm goods. This would fix the overproduction problems as farmers were paid NOT to grow as many crops., Pubic Works Administration -PWA - Created jobs by building bridges, parks, and schools., Relief, Recovery, and Reform - Three goals of the New Deal , Too expensive - A criticism of FDR's New Deal,

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