Finish New Deal PresentationsWe will have bellwork after……

BELLWORK 1. In your opinion, which New Deal program would have

provided the most aid to Americans? Why?2. List three specific reasons why people may have opposed

the New Deal. 3. Many people criticize the New Deal for not doing enough

to help Americans. In your opinion, did the New Deal meet the needs of the people? Was there anything that could be added/changed to help Americans more?

4. Many people criticize the New Deal for being too radical. What aspects of FDR’s programs might have been too radical?

Opposition to the New DealDid the New Deal adequately meet the needs of the people…..was it too radical, or not radical enough?

Opposition to the New DealOpposition Group Why they opposed FDR &

the New Deal

Communists & Socialists

Conservatives

Townsend

Coughlin

Long

Supreme Court

*Read pgs. 202-203 and complete the chart in your notes

Communists & SocialistsFDR was not

doing enough!!!Demanded

more government involvement

Francis E. Townsend Elderly doctor from Long

Beach, CA Old Age Revolving Pension

Plan Encouraged elderly to retire

and leave jobs to young people, lowering unemployment

Elderly given $200 stipend by government

Bill was defeated, but lead to expansion of Social Security

Conservatives FDR was interfering too

much with private businesses

Believed the government needed to stay out of business

FDR was spending too much on relief

Argued FDR had lack of experience, and was turning the U.S. towards socialism.

Father Coughlin Fundamentalist priest

with his own radio show Appealed to people’s

fears/prejudices instead of reason

Said FDR was not changing financial system

Also blamed Jews for banking problems

Senator Huey Long Took control of

Louisiana’s government by appointing his followers

Share our wealth plan Opposed FDR because

he wanted to redistribute wealth even more

Appealed to the working/low classes

Assassinated

Supreme Court Overturned NRA &

AAA because it gave too much power to the Executive Branch

Checks and balances Said taxes were not a

good way to regulate agriculture (like AAA)

Conflict over the Judicial Branch During FDR’s first term, the Supreme Court had struck down

several components of his “New Deal” economic programs. So……

In 1937, FDR proposed the “court-packing plan” (Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937). This would allow him to: Add more justices to the Supreme Court Personally appoint the justices Obtain favorable rulings for his New Deal Legislation

Wanted to establish a pro-New Deal majority in the Supreme Court

Why do you think this bill received so much opposition? Opponents viewed this as an attempt to stack the court in his

favor: not fair & would give executive branch too much power Overturned because of unpopularity Considered his biggest source of opposition throughout entire

presidency

To what extent were Roosevelt’s policies successful? (pg. 207)

SUCCESSES FAILURES