Reform Agencies Flashcards
1
Q
What was the National Recovery Administration (NRA)?
A
Set out to improve child labour conditions and wages for employees
2
Q
How did the NRA improve conditions?
A
Each industry had to adopt a code of practise that was fair to workers
3
Q
Successes of the NRA:
1 point
A
557 codes were drawn up from most industries
4
Q
Failures of the NRA:
2 points
A
Criticism on how they operated
Supreme court declared NRA unlawful
5
Q
What year was the NRA put in place?
A
June 1933
6
Q
What act was apart of both the reform and recovery agencies?
A
Social Security Act (1935/1940)
7
Q
What was the Social Security Act (SSA)?
A
Old age pensioners provided with unemployment insurance
8
Q
What were the 2 reform agencies?
A
1) NRA - national recovery administration
2) SSA - social security act
