ELECTION OF 1932

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT

“fireside chats”

THE NEW DEAL

• Relief for those suffering the effects of the Depression• Recovery of the depressed economy• Reform that would help prevent future economic crises

THE “ALPHABET SOUP”

Major New Deal Programs

a. Unemployment *CCC- Civilian Conservation Corp *PWA- Public Works Administration

*TVA- Tennessee Valley Authority

b. Recovery Plans *NRA- National Recovery Act *AAA- Agricultural Adjustment Admin.

c. Prevention Reforms *FDIC- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

(Have you seen this?) *SEC- Securities and Exchange Commission

WOMEN AND AFRICAN AMERICANS

• more opportunities to participate in government →Eleanor Roosevelt set a precedent→Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins—first lady to head an

executive department→ William Hastie—first black federal judge

•Black Cabinet→ served as unofficial advisors to the President

• still faced challenges and discrimination→ New Deal programs paid men higher wages→ men resented working women because jobs were scarce→ Roosevelt was at the mercy of southern Democrat

votes in Congress—could not push too hard for civil rights measures

PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW DEAL• too friendly to banks and businesses?• changed the relationship between the American people and the government• threatened the balance of power (checks and balances)→ gave President too much power• some aspects were unconstitutional→ U.S. v. Butler: tax to raise money for

farmer subsidies unconstitutional?

Why has the cartoonist portrayed the man in the judge's robes as unhappy?

The drum is labeled "New Deal". What does that suggest about the identity of the drummer?

Why is he calling to the judge to "fall in"?

OPPONENTS OF THE NEW DEAL

Supreme Court Reacts: 11 New Deal Plans Ruled Unconstitutional

Roosevelt Reacts: ‘Court Packing Scheme’ - Wants Supreme Court judges raised from 9 to 15

President chooses new judges New judges would favor New Deal