1. The New Deal

2. Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
Won 1932 Presidential election by over 7Million votes
Believed Federal government needed to take strong action (opposite of Hoover’s ideas of localized efforts)
“Brain Trust”
Fireside Chats

3. First New Deal (1933) To provide: Passed 15 bills in first 100 Days
Relief (Immediate)
Recovery (Long-term)
Reforms (prevent future recessions)
Passed 15 bills in first 100 Days

6. Second New Deal ( )
“Promote the General Welfare” & Protect Citizens’ rights
Helped the:
Elderly
Poor
Unemployed
Farmers
Workers

9. Court Packing Scheme
Supreme Court had recently ruled two New Deal reforms “Unconstitutional”
In 1937, he tried to add 6 new justices to the Supreme Court
This weakened FDR and basically put an end to any future New Deal legislation

11. New Deal Coalition United people from different backgrounds:
Southern whites
Blue-collar workers
Poor farmers
African Americans
Changed voting patterns of African Americans
Gave Democrats the majority in both houses of Congress (this lasted )