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Was FDR's Power Grab Justified?

FDR's New Deal

Chapter 1

Healing a broken nation

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Chapter 2

The army of builders

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Chapter 3

A new safety net

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Chapter 4

The battle for control

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Master of FDR's New Deal

Ch 4 · The battle for control
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diego Fierce critics from left and right

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diego The unexpected recession of 1937

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diego The controversial plan to pack courts

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diego A permanent shift in federal power

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FDR's Deal Duel
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diego Match policy cards against economic crises to learn how FDR's New Deal rebuilt America.

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The unexpected recession of 1937

diego A sudden economic downturn occurred when the government tried to balance its budget too early.

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Fun Fact

Supreme Court packing: FDR tried to add up to six new Supreme Court justices in 1937 because the court kept striking down New Deal laws.

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Fierce critics from left and right

diego FDR faced intense opposition from both business leaders and radical reformers demanding wealth redistribution.

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Glossary
court-packing (noun)
The practice of changing the number of judges on a court to alter its political makeup. In 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed expanding the Supreme Court to secure his economic recovery programs.

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Quiz

Which constitutional amendment, ratified in 1951, limited US presidents to two terms in response to FDR?

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Gossip

Was FDR's power grab justified?

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How did the New Deal fundamentally change the relationship between US citizens and the federal government?

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Why did FDR want to add more justices to the US Supreme Court in 1937?

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What happened to the US economy in 1937 when FDR cut government spending to try to balance the budget?

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What was FDR's controversial 1937 plan to add up to six new justices to the Supreme Court called?

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Which Louisiana senator challenged FDR from the political left with his "Share Our Wealth" program?

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Which New Deal program was declared unconstitutional in the landmark 1935 "sick chicken" Supreme Court case?

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What did conservative critics of the New Deal accuse FDR of trying to establish in America?

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