4. New Deal and Social Security Act (1935)

What is public assistance? (4 things)

1. assistance for; elderly, dependent children, blind 2. must be poor to be covered 3. funded through revenue collected by the government (taxes) 4. supposed to be temporary

What is social insurance? (4 things)

1. old age insurance/ unemployment insurance 2. must work to be covered 3. workers pay into a collective fund 4. guaranteed payment for the rest of your life

Frances Perkins worked for which president

FDR

What was the New Deal

FDR's series of federal programs, work projects, financial reforms, and regulations in the 1930's, in reaction to the Depression

What fundamental idea did the New Deal introduce

Introduced federal involvement in U.S social welfare

What was the Social Security act/ what 3 things did it do?

It was a part of the New Deal 1. reinforced work ethic through rewarding employment 2. provided federal safety net of economic relief 3. Federal responsibility for American's wellbeing

She helped compose the

New Deal

Frances Perkins was an advocate for who?

Workers rights

Frances Perkins was the first woman...

in a presidential cabinet, was secretary of labor for 12 years