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Opposition to the New Deal

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20 April 2023
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Unlike liberal critics of Roosevelt's New Deal, conservative critics
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thought New Deal programs expanded government too much.
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How did the Supreme Court frustrate Roosevelt's New Deal legislation?
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by declaring some of it unconstitutional.
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Which New Deal program was struck down because it regulated commerce improperly?
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the National Recovery Administration.
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Conservative Republicans and Democrats disagreed with government involvement in the New Deal because they thought
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states should regulate their own affairs.
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What did Huey Long's Share-the-Wealth proposal depend on for funding?
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a government-mandated redistribution of wealth.
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How did 1936 Republican presidential candidate Alf Landon react to the New Deal?
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we supported parts of the New Deal.
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Critics saw Roosevelt's judicial reform bill as
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an attempt to gain influence on the Supreme Court.
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Which strengthened conservative opposition to the New Deal in 1937?
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Franklin Roosevelt reinstated several government programs.
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Most opposition to New Deal programs came from
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Republicans and conservative Democrats.
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How did opponents of the New Deal manage to end some of its programs?
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by challenging them before the Supreme Court.