Agricultural Adjustment Administration
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The Agricultural Adjustment Administration was a New Deal agency that sought to raise agricultural prices and support farmers by reducing crop surpluses through government intervention and subsidies.
Aliases (1)
- Agricultural Adjustment Agency ×1
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
New Deal agency
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United States federal agency → |
| alsoKnownAs |
AAA
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| beneficiary |
American farmers
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| country |
United States
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| createdByAct |
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
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| criticizedFor |
benefiting large landowners over tenant farmers
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destruction of crops and livestock to raise prices → |
| dissolved |
1942
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| documentedIn |
United States farm policy history
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| fieldOfWork |
agricultural economics
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economic planning → |
| foundedBy |
United States federal government
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| hasEffect |
expansion of federal role in agriculture
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increase in farm prices → reduction of agricultural surpluses → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| historicalPeriod |
First New Deal
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Great Depression → |
| implementedUnder |
Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
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| inception |
1933
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| influenced |
later U.S. farm subsidy programs
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| jurisdiction |
federal
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| legalBasis |
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
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| legalEvent |
key provisions declared unconstitutional in 1936
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| mainActivity |
controlling agricultural production
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implementing crop reduction programs → paying subsidies to farmers → |
| namedAfter |
agricultural adjustment policies
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| notablePolicyArea |
crop control
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farm subsidies → |
| parentOrganization |
United States Department of Agriculture
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| partOf |
New Deal
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| purpose |
raise agricultural prices
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reduce crop surpluses → support farm incomes → |
| relatedCase |
United States v. Butler
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| replacedBy |
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
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Production and Marketing Administration → |
| sector |
agriculture
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| subsidyType |
payments for leaving land fallow
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payments for reducing livestock herds → |
| usedPolicyInstrument |
acreage reduction contracts
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price supports → production quotas → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
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administeredBy |
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Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
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createdAgency |
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New Deal
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hasPart |
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Public Law 73-10
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relatedTo |
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
("Agricultural Adjustment Agency")
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replacedBy |