agricultural adjustment act

Agricultural Adjustment Act. A 1933 federal statute that paid farmers not to produce crops in an effort to raise crop prices. • The U.S. Supreme Court declared the Act unconstitutional in 1936 on grounds that Congress had overstepped its power to regulate commerce. A second, more limited Agricultural Adjustment Act was enacted in 1938. — Abbr. AAA. [Cases: Agriculture

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