1. The New Deal Coalition Pgs. 440 - 445
Chapter 12.3
The New Deal Coalition
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2. Roosevelt’s Second Term
Women & Minorities
African Americans always voted Republican
Why?
Suddenly under the New Deal
Give Credit where Credit is due
Eleanor Roosevelt
She visits with African Americans & Pressures her husband
The Black Cabinet
Francis Perkins as Labor Secretary
Women get other Federal jobs
The New Deal helps them
Never truly equal

3. Cont. The Election of 1936 The Court Packing Plan
Every candidates dream
46 out of 48 states
The Court Packing Plan
The Court finds the NRA & AAA unconstitutional
Roosevelt has a plan:
If only I could put my own supporters on the court
1 for everyone 70 or up (that is as many as 6 in the next term)
People call foul
Separation of powers
The Court gets the message
One conservative retires

4. Cont. The Recession of 1937 By 1937 things are looking back to normal
Now… about the budget
We’ve spent too much
To balance the budget programs get cut
A little math problem
Consumer spending keeps the economy going
Cuts in New Deal spending cuts some consumer income
Collecting the Social Security taxes cuts more income
2 big cuts in income equals…
Balanced Budget vs. John Maynard Keynes
Keynes wins!

5. The New Deal Ends The Last New Deal Reforms
FSA – Farm Security Administration
The subsidies in the AAA ruined many tenant farmers
Cheap loans on farmland should help them out
FLSA – Fair Labor Standards Act
End child labor, limit work week (44 hrs), minimum wage

6. Cont. The New Deals Legacy Didn’t fix all the problems
Balanced the players: Consumers, Business, farmers, workers
Created Safety Nets
Many of the public works are still around
For example:
The Pentagon
The Golden Gate
Bridge
Hoover Dam
LaGuardia Airport
New York City

7. Bonus Slide
What brought about an end to the Great Depression?
WWII