Franklin D. Roosevelt implemented wide-ranging economic reforms known as the New Deal in response to the Great Depression. The New Deal included programs to provide relief for the unemployed through public works projects, reform Wall Street practices through agencies like the SEC, and establish Social Security. It consisted of several agencies and acts aimed at relief, recovery, and reform, such as the CCC, PWA, AAA, NIRA, TVA, and the Social Security Act of 1935. The New Deal represented a dramatic expansion of the federal government's role in addressing economic issues.