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Ss Bulletin: Constitutional Background to the Social Security Act of 1935 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A very interesting discussion of the potential problems that plagued the implementation of the Social Security Act. Read about the cases brought before the Supreme Court which gave Congress the constitutional ability to tax and spend for...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Social Security

For Students 5th - 8th
See how the relationship between the government and its citizens was changed with the passage of the Social Security Act in 1935.
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Social Security Administration

Social Security Online: 1935 Congressional Debates on Social Security

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of the debates in the House and the Senate over the Social Security Act of 1935, proposed by President Roosevelt for economic relief and recovery as part of his New Deal. Each of the debates can be downloaded in PDF form.
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US National Archives

Nara: Social Security Act

For Students 9th - 10th
See the first page of the Social Security Act from the National Archives date stamped August 12, 1935. FDR signed the act into law two days later.
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Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: A Brief Explanation of the Social Security Act

For Students 9th - 10th
The Social Security Act was brought into law in 1935. This booklet was published by the government in 1935 to explain how the Act worked.
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Curated OER

Seal of Social Security Board

For Students 9th - 10th
History of the Social Security Administration, which was created at the time FDR signed the Social Security Act. Links to related people, as well as a timeline and narrative history of Social Security since 1935. Gives details on the...
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Seal of Social Security Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
History of the Social Security Administration, which was created at the time FDR signed the Social Security Act. Links to related people, as well as a timeline and narrative history of Social Security since 1935. Gives details on the...
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Truman Library: Oral History Interview With Leon H. Keyserling

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating interview with Leon Keyserling, a member of the Roosevelt Administration who played a large part in the implementation of the New Deal, recorded for the Truman Library in 1971.
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Seal of Federal Security Agency

For Students 9th - 10th
History of the Social Security Administration, which was created at the time FDR signed the Social Security Act. Links to related people, as well as a timeline and narrative history of Social Security since 1935. Gives details on the...
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Seal of Department of Health, Education & Welfare

For Students 9th - 10th
History of the Social Security Administration, which was created at the time FDR signed the Social Security Act. Links to related people, as well as a timeline and narrative history of Social Security since 1935. Gives details on the...