Question

How has the role of the federal government in social policy action changed since the onset of the great depression?

Answer 1

Answer:

After the great depression, to save capitalism, the federal government under Franklin Delano Roosevelt intervened with a myriad of programs to help people. These included the government hiring of the unemployed through programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Work Project Administration. The FDR administration fought for and passed the Social Security Act, minimum wage laws, the forty hour work etc.