1. End of the New Deal

2. New Deal Success What trends are evident?
When was unemployment the highest?
When did the New Deal begin?
What role did that have on unemployment? Why?

3. Roosevelt’s Re-Election
Roosevelt had seen success in the first term as President.
Jobs were provided to thousands of Americans, but more work was still needed
Unemployment decreased, personal incomes up
Roosevelt overwhelmingly won re-election in 1936.
Republican candidate, Alf Landon, only got 2 states
Democrats also won more seats in Congress
1st election that a shift in African American voting occurred from Republican (Lincoln’s party) to the Democratic Party..

4. Court Packing Plan
Frustrated with the Court and their dismissal of several New Deal Programs, Roosevelt planed to reorganize the courts
New Plan:
Give president power to appoint many new judges and expand the Supreme Court by up to 6 justices (14)
Many saw this as a plan to ‘pack’ the Court with people he favored (and who favored the New Deal!)
Stitch in time that saved nine!
His new plan did not pass Congressional approval

5. Bad Year
In the fall of 1937, the nation’s economy suffered another setback
Began with a drop in the stock market
By end of year, 2 million Americans lost their jobs
Roosevelt had hoped to cut back on gov’t spending (a large deficit was growing), but the lose of jobs required more gov’t spending to help the unemployed..

6. 1938- The End Loss of support 1938 Congressional Elections
1937 economic downturn
Negativity that came along with Court Packing Plan
Large group of Anti-New Deal Congressmen began to openly voice their objections
1938 Congressional Elections
Republicans made tremendous gains in the election
Roosevelt lost his majority and support to pass further New Deal legislation

7. Successes and Failures
Jobs
Direct aid – social security, unemployment $
Confidence – FDIC, SEC, WPA built thousands of schools, hospitals, roads, murals, sculptures, etc.
Failure
Less success in economic recovery
1937 hurt the success numbers Roosevelt initially saw
Temporary help
Varied from state to state  amount of $ and discrimination

8. Role of Government
New Deal increased the role of government in the lives of the people
This new role of gov’t created a much larger gov’t – grew in size and scope
New programs and agencies created
Americans began to look directly to gov’t for help