#7 National Recovery Administration (NRA) by ROSEMARY TYE

Goal

298516 — 2016-01-12 16:30:31 UTC

The goal was to get rid of big companies and competition by bringing government, industry, and labor together to create codes of ¨fair practices" and set prices.¨

Why were people critical?

298516 — 2016-01-12 16:40:08 UTC

The National Recovery Review Board was set up by president Roosevelt. The board released three reports that were highly critical of the administration. They were charged with fostering cartels, or agreements.

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Was it successful?

298516 — 2016-01-12 16:57:04 UTC

Yes because it brought businesses together and lessened work hours. However, not all businesses followed the rules. In 1935, the Supreme Court unanimously declared that the NRA law was unconstitutional, ruling that it infringed the separation of powers in the Constitution. The NRA quickly stopped operations.

Was it a good use of funding?

298516 — 2016-01-12 17:00:30 UTC

No, because it was successful for a few decades, but when it was ruled unconstitutional, they had to stop enforcing the rules. It was a waste of money after they shut down, but before that, it was a good use of funds.

298516 — 2016-01-12 17:05:16 UTC