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FDR- The New Deal and the Supreme Court Elected for four terms 1933-1945 Died 1945 Stroke
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Read FDR’s First Inaugural Address Where do we see democracy and authority? Based on last night’s homework describe: Economy in late 1920’s Hoover’s Attempt FDR’s Attempt
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Supreme Court AAA 1936-US v. Butler it was illegal to levy a tax on one group (the processors) in order to pay it to another (the farmers) 1938-redesigned without processor tax NIRA 1935-Schecter Poultry “ Sick Chicken Case ” Ruling that it delegated too much power from the legislative to the executive branch and regulated more than interstate trade.
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FDR ’ s Response Court Packing Scheme FDR suggested that advanced age (rather than conservative ideology) was hampering work of SC- FDR proposed increasing the numbers of justices to a maximum of 15 by adding 1 justice for everyone over 70 who had served more than 10 years.
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Court Packing Scheme Does this change the way you view FDR and the New Deal? Why or why not? Would you have allowed FDR to “pack” the Supreme Court? Why or why not? BTW….vote 70-22 against bill, became unnecessary when SSA and NLRA (Wagner Act) was upheld in July 1937
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Why did the New Deal end? Opponents could now attack him The recession of 1937 Conservatives in Congress began to seriously oppose FDR ’ s programs—the 40 hour week & minimum wage (40 cents an hour) increased alienation. Mid-term 1938 Elections- Republicans narrowed the Democratic majority in Congress. Bipartisan coalition (Progressive Republicans and Conservative Democrats) formed an alliance that thwarted any new reform initiatives and began to cut expenditures for New Deal Recovery Programs World War II Conservative tendencies of Americans Sit down strikes caused middle class Americans to fear for the safety of private property.
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Legacy Election of 1936 encouraged FDR to pass several liberal programs in order to “ steal his opponents thunder. ” It made the Democratic party the country ’ s majority party. This election created the New Deal Democratic political coalition that kept Democrats in power until the 1960s: urban ethnic groups, northern blacks, union members, small farmers, and Southern whites. The New Deal greatly increased the power of the presidency and the national government. For the first time the federal government became seriously involved in social and economic justice.
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