12.3: The New Deal Coalition

A. New Deal Coalition Group, made up of several different subgroups, which supports the Democrats –i.e, urban, A.A., southerners, unions

B. Affects of the New Deal For African Americans and Women 1.AA move from Republican to Democrat support 2.Mary McLeod Bethune a.Office of Minority Affairs b.“Black Cabinet” 3.Sec. of Labor Frances Perkins 4.Eleanor Roosevelt advocate for women & AA

C. “Court-Packing Bill” 1.Wanted age criteria placed on Supreme Court Justices 2.Criteria would allow FDR to name six new supreme court judges(?) 3.Didn’t pass – considered political mistake by both parties and Americans 4.Conservative Democrats worked w/Republican to stop any more New Deal proposals

D. Recession of Unemployment increased 2.WPA and PWA cut significantly 3.Caused friction within FDR’s administration Decrease deficit spending vs. increasing deficit spending to jump start economy

E. The New Deal Ends – Last of the Reforms 1. Federal Housing Admin (FHA) –Loans for home mortgages and repairs

2. Fair Labor Standards Act a.Abolished child labor b.Limit work week to 44 hrs c.Set min. wage at.25/hr

F. Legacy of the New Deal 1.Gave Americans sense of security and hope 2.Americans looked to government to protect their interests 3.Gov’t allowed to mediate between competing groups = broker state 4.Made gov’t more powerful, some say too powerful

G. President does not support Civil Rights African Americans continue to support him Why? 4.