Opposition Roosevelt faced to his First & Second New Deals
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- Created on: 23-04-20 14:03
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- Opposition Roosevelt faced to his First & Second New Deals
- The Supreme Court
- said powers of president were getting too great
- Roosevelt was favouring Executive branch= no 'checks and balances'
- had power to overturn laws if it believed they were against American Constitution
- during New Deal, court was dominated by Republicans, who declared certain aspects of New Deal as unconstitutional
- Republicans argued that these laws extended role of federal government & undermined local government
- in response Roosevelt threatened to create 6 more Supreme Court judges who would support his policy to out-vote Republican judges
- Supreme Court later accepted New Deal measure
- said powers of president were getting too great
- Republican Politicians
- criticised Roosevelt- New Deal interfering too much- Roosevelt = dictator- believed in 'laissez faire'
- supported by most businesses- argued new deal was doing too much
- thought Roosevelt= dictator & controlling people's lives
- wanted to return policies of 1920s, when businesses thrived
- Radical Left Wing Politicians
- said New Deal didn't do enough
- believed Roosevelt should interfere more- take wealth from rich & distribute to poor
- some Democrats argued Roosevelt wasn't doing enough
- believed more action was needed to aid disadvantaged groups
- Senator Huey Long of Louisiana wanted to limit personal wealth to $3 million in a scheme called 'Share Our Wealth'= government taxes shared between all Americans
- Long had many radical supporters, but also enemies- was assassinated in 1935
- The Supreme Court
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