{"id":10500,"date":"2017-07-12t09:30:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-12t16:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=10500"},"modified":"2017-07-12t06:30:50","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12t13:30:50","slug":"social-security-act-apush-topics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/ap\/social-security-act-apush-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"the social security act: apush topics to study for test day"},"content":{"rendered":"

when you think about important legislation from the new deal, the social security act is likely one of the top contenders. for the apush exam, you will need to know what this act was all about. keep reading for an overview of this important piece of legislation. <\/p>\n

what was the social security act?<\/h2>\n
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fdr signing the social security act.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

before i can answer that question, i have to give a little bit of background. <\/p>\n

we likely all know about black thursday \u2013 that infamous moniker given to the wall street crash on october 24, 1929 that set off the great depression. prior to the crash, speculation was running rampant (the roaring twenties were a time of excess); this speculation is now largely to blame as one of the most important causes of the depression. simultaneously, the dust bowl was increasingly devastating to the great plains. many americans were hurting financially. <\/p>\n

and here enters fdr, who was elected in 1932 based on his promises to help the common man. in his first 100 days, he enacted sweeping legislation that ended prohibition<\/a>, and began the \u201calphabet soup\u201d<\/a> programs of the new deal. <\/p>\n

later on in his presidency, in 1935, fdr began the second new deal<\/a>; the social security act is one of the landmark pieces of legislation in that second new deal.<\/p>\n

\nwhat did the social security act do?<\/h2>\n

the social security act offered what is called a safety net; it ensured that once an individual reached the age of retirement, they would receive some sort of compensation. the model works so that younger workers pay into the system while older retirees receive the benefits. <\/p>\n

this video gives a bit of background as to what the social security act can tell us about other new deal legislation. source here<\/a>. <\/p>\n