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chapter 26 section 2

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franklin delano roosevelt   president who was inaugurated in march 1933  
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FDR   nickname of president inaugurated in march 1933  
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"brain trust"   group of advisors--professors and economists-to fight Depression  
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bank holiday   temporary shutdown of all banks  
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fireside chats   radio talks where FDR explained his policies  
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people deposited money in banks more than they withdrew   effect of radio talks  
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new deal   FDR's programs to fight the depression  
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hundred days   first session of congress when massive bills were sent to be passed  
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the "three r's"   the phrase for roosevelt's three goals  
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relief   direct aid to hungry and jobless  
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reforms   changes to the way the government works  
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recovery   help the agriculture and industry-rules for doing business  
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ease suffering and prevent another depression   two major reasons for FDR's major programs  
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conservatives   group that fears new deal programs  
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new deal went too far, opposed growth of the federal government and thought the new deal as socialism   three reasons for opposition to the new deal programs  
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francis townshend   man who proposed giving $200 a month to elderly over 60  
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social security   workers and employers made payments into a special fund from which they would draw a pension after they retired  
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laid-off workers, disabled workers, and needy families with dependant children   three other groups that this act gave help to  
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second new deal   the set of programs passed in 1935  
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democrat   political party that roosevelt belonged to  
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feared higher taxes, and thought he was increasing power to their expenses   two reasons why business leaders opposed roosevelt's reelection  
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believed the federal government had too much power   reason for opposition of the supreme court justices to FDR's programs  
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court-packing bill   term given to FDR's idea to appoint six Supreme Court Justices  
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checks and balances   what consitution principle did his idea interfere with?  
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5   how many judges was he able to appoint due to retirements and deaths?  
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deficit spending   use of borrowed money to fund government programs  
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unemployment increased and the amount of goods produced decreased   two reasons for criticism of roosevelt in his second term  
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