| A | B |
| Social Security Administration | created retirement income, or pensions, for people who stop working due to old age |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | created jobs to build dams to produce electricity, planting forests to protect the soil, and building fertilizer factories in the poor Appalachian region |
| Civilian Conservation Corps | create jobs for unemployed, unmarried men with projects such as planting trees, building flood barriers, fighting forest fires, and maintaining forest roads and trails. |
| Public Works Administration | financed the construction and repair of public works like roads, bridges, dams, schools, and hospitals to improve the nation's infrastructure and provide relief to the economy. |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | insured deposits up to a certain amount so if a bank fails, people do not lose their life savings |
| National Labor Relations Board | granted employees the right to form labor unions without fear of employer retaliation. |
| Federal Housing Administration | insured long-term, low-down-payment mortgages, which encouraged private lenders to provide more loans for both home construction and purchase. |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | regulated the stock market to prevent fraud and deceit. |