As the New York Governor, FDR was effective and reform-minded. He possesed the can-do attitude Hoover lacked.

4 months after Roosevelt's victory in November, he was inaugurated in March 1933.

The Hundred Days lasted from March 9 to June 16, 1933. It was a period of intense activity in which congress passed 15 pieces of legislature related to the Great Depression.

On March 12, the day before the reopening of banks, FDR delievered a radio talk about the importance of people's suppport of the New Deal.

The Glass -Stegall Act of 1933 established the FDIC, which insures individual banking accounts uip to $5,000. The Federal Securities Act of 1933 required corporations to provide non-falsified and comlete information on stocks.

The Agicultural Adjustment Act Sought to raise crop prices by lowering production.The Tennessee Valley Authority renovated five existing dams and constructed 20 new ones, created thousands of jobs, and flood control.

The CCC made men ages 18 To 25 bulid roads,develope parks and plant trees. The NIRA provided money to states to create schools.

NIRA sought to promote industrial growth by establishing codes for fair practice. The NRA set the prices and standards of many products.

The FHA provided loans for mortgages and repairs. FERA provided direct relief for the needy.

In 1935, the Supreme Court struck down the NIRA as unconstitutional, along with the AAA in 1936 on the gorunds that it was a local matter.

The American Liberty League was against the parts of the new deal that it thought violated personal freedoms and rights. Huey Long was a more serious threat to the New Deal, because of his Share-The-Ealth plan.