Pros And Cons Of Franklin Delano Roosevelt And The New Deal

1343 Words3 Pages

Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his New Deal marked a near total victory of loose construction demonstrated by his use of the elastic clause to give broader meanings to the expressed powers of Congress. Through the many New Deal agencies and legislations put in place, he set the example that the President and Congress could do whatever they thought would benefit the general welfare, even if powerful minority interests would be offended. However, Roosevelt suffered several setbacks in his New Deal and many times what he did to help the lower classes did the exact opposite. Roosevelt’s practice of loose construction was displayed in the many government agencies and projects of the New Deal created to help out the “general welfare.” As a result of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) which was intended “...to reduce and relieve unemployment, to improve standards of labor, and otherwise to rehabilitate industry” (DOC I), the National Recovery Administration (NRA) was created. The purpose of the NRA was to
By being granted the power to appoint 6 new justices, Roosevelt hoped to reverse the Court’s disapproval of his legislative initiatives. The proposal by Roosevelt - who argued that the constitution did not specify the size of the Supreme Court - also contributed to his being called a communist who wanted to be a dictator. Many saw this “Court Packing Plan” as depicted in the New York Tribune cartoon titled “Oh, so that’s the kind of sailor he is!” where President Roosevelt is shown as the stubborn captain of a Ship (the US) trying to change the direction of a compass (the Supreme Court) which points to True North as he commands the red nosed sailor (Congress) who listens to everything the captain says (DOC

More about Pros And Cons Of Franklin Delano Roosevelt And The New Deal

Open Document