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Reflections on The New Deal from Victory to Deadlock, Chapter 24

Use your critical reading skills to answer the following questions about the author’s historical interpretation in the narrative.

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Use your critical reading skills to answer the following questions about the author’s historical interpretation in the narrative.

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1. How confident are you that you understand the main point of “The New Deal from Victory to Deadlock”? Are you very confident, confident, somewhat confident, or not at all confident?

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2. What do you think is the main point or historical argument the author makes in this section?

Facing continuing opposition from the right and the left, Roosevelt won reelection by a slim margin in 1936 and consequently slowed the pace of his reform efforts during his second term as president.

Although Roosevelt won an unprecedented victory in the election of 1936, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated many of his New Deal policies and programs and stifled the Democratic Party’s plan to socialize American capitalism.

Despite deepening conservative opposition, the expanding New Deal coalition reelected Roosevelt in 1936 but international events and domestic debates limited the extent to which he could implement his reform agenda during his second term.

Roosevelt’s spectacular triumph in the election of 1936 proved to his naysayers in government and business that the New Deal was a success, and encouraged the conservative Supreme Court to rule in favor of additional New Deal legislation.

Correct. The answer is c. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, despite deepening conservative opposition, the expanding New Deal coalition reelected Roosevelt in 1936, but international events and domestic debates limited the extent to which he could implement his reform agenda during his second term.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, despite deepening conservative opposition, the expanding New Deal coalition reelected Roosevelt in 1936, but international events and domestic debates limited the extent to which he could implement his reform agenda during his second term.

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3. Which of the following pieces of evidence does the author cite to support his assertion that Roosevelt had a “commonsense” understanding of Keynesian economics?

His sponsorship of the Fair Labor Standards Act

His optimism about the economy in 1937

His proclamation that “the forces of selfishness and lust for power met their match”

His revival of deficit spending in 1938

Correct. The answer is d. The author cites Roosevelt’s revival of deficit spending in 1938, after the recession of 1937–1938, as evidence that he had a commonsense understanding of John Maynard Keynes’ theory about how to stimulate economic growth.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author cites Roosevelt’s revival of deficit spending in 1938, after the recession of 1937–1938, as evidence that he had a commonsense understanding of John Maynard Keynes’ theory about how to stimulate economic growth.

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4. According to the author, which of the following factors accounted for the Supreme Court’s approval of the Social Security Act and the Wagner Act?

The retirements of four conservative justices, whom Roosevelt then replaced

Roosevelt’s appointment of six new justices to the newly enlarged Supreme Court

The Court’s long tradition of independence and rejection of political partisanship

The conservative justices’ recognition that the New Deal was alleviating the depression

Correct. The answer is a. The author argues that the Supreme Court approved the Social Security Act and Wagner Act only because Roosevelt’s failed court-packing scheme incited the four most conservative justices to retire. The retirements gave Roosevelt the opportunity to name four new justices to the court, and the new, more liberal, body ruled that the New Deal programs were not unconstitutional.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author argues that the Supreme Court approved the Social Security Act and Wagner Act only because Roosevelt’s failed court-packing scheme incited the four most conservative justices to retire. The retirements gave Roosevelt the opportunity to name four new justices to the court, and the new, more liberal, body ruled that the New Deal programs were not unconstitutional.

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5. To which of the following factors does the author attribute congressional resistance to a revitalized New Deal in 1938?

The declining reputation of Keynesian economics

Herbert Hoover’s resurgent political leadership

Congress’s sense that the depression had come to an end

The persistence of economic woes despite federal spending

Correct. The answer is d. The author argues that the persistence of the depression, despite the New Deal’s achievements, made many New Dealers in Congress wary of supporting further reforms.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author argues that the persistence of the depression, despite the New Deal’s achievements, made many New Dealers in Congress wary of supporting further reforms.

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6. Are you convinced of the author’s argument that, despite deepening conservative opposition, the expanding New Deal coalition reelected Roosevelt in 1936 but international events and domestic debates limited the extent to which he could implement his reform agenda during his second term? Would you answer “yes,” “not sure,” or “no”?

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7. If your response to the preceding question was “yes,” please explain why. If you responded “no” or “not sure,” what would convince you? What evidence would you need to be convinced that, despite deepening conservative opposition, the expanding New Deal coalition reelected Roosevelt in 1936 but international events and domestic debates limited the extent to which he could implement his reform agenda during his second term?

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8. What did you wonder about when you read this section? What more do you want to know?

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Chapter 245. Reflections on The New Deal from Victory to Deadlock, Chapter 24

Reflections on The New Deal from Victory to Deadlock, Chapter 24

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