effects of the new deal

What limits does the Twenty-second Amendment of the Constitution place on the President?

A President can serve no more than two terms. Americans sought to guard against the growing power of the presidency by amending the Constitution. The Twenty-second Amendment limited a President to two terms.

What effect did the New Deal coalition have on voting trends?

African Americans began to vote Democratic. The New Deal coalition brought together people of all races and backgrounds and encouraged African Americans to vote with the Democrats.

Which political group became a sizable majority in Congress due to the support of the New Deal coalition?

Democrats Democrats controlled the House of Representatives for all but four years from 1932 to 1995.

Why were programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Works Progress Administration (WPA) credited with helping to unite Americans?

Federal programs allowed people of different backgrounds to work together. The programs created by the New Deal coalition gave opportunities to people of many different beliefs and backgrounds. Working together helped Americans ease prejudice and increase understanding.

What program hoped to increase Indian control over their own affairs?

Indian New Deal This program not only gave Native Americans more control over their land, but it also provided economic assistance.

What did the federal government do in response to the Great Depression that it had never done before?

It acted as employer to the unemployed. The government abandoned the laissez-faire policies of the past and sponsored work projects that created jobs for the unemployed.

Why did Mary McLeod Bethune believe Franklin D. Roosevelt's Black Cabinet represented a step forward for African Americans?

Its members went on to fill important positions within government. Bethune believed that Roosevelt's New Deal created a "new day" for African Americans by giving them access to the White House and high positions in the government. Bethune herself was a Black Cabinet member who went on to found a college.

How did Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal coalition affect African American voting patterns?

More African Americans voted Democratic. Roosevelt brought large numbers of African Americans, a group that had traditionally voted Republican, into the New Deal coalition.

How did Eleanor Roosevelt change the role of the First Lady during Franklin D. Roosevelt's time in office?

She took an active role in public policy issues. Eleanor Roosevelt advised and campaigned for the President, traveled the country in support of his policies, wrote in support of equal rights, and offered other important women unprecedented access to the President.

How did the New Deal change voting patterns among African Americans?

There was a trend from voting Republican to voting Democratic.

How did New Deal policies help Franklin D. Roosevelt increase the power of the presidency over the federal government?

by giving greater authority to federal administrators Roosevelt created many new federal agencies and gave great power to the agencies' leaders. The agencies often controlled large budgets and employed many people, without much supervision from Congress.

How did Franklin D. Roosevelt use the New Deal to advance service roles for women in government?

by giving women leadership opportunities Women such as Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, the first female Cabinet member, provided leadership on important New Deal programs, including labor reform and Social Security.

Which economic system did many New Deal measures strengthened?

capitalism Many New Deal measures strengthened capitalism and helped make possible the economic boom of the post-World War II era.

Which government branch increased its power as New Deal programs and federal agencies were created?

executive In no area did FDR have a greater impact than on the office of the President itself.

Besides forging a powerful political coalition, what was another accomplishment of Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal?

helped to unify the nation

What unwritten rule regarding the office of President did Roosevelt break?

holding office for a maximum of two terms This unwritten rule was established by America's first President, George Washington.

What major issue did the Indian New Deal help resolve in favor of Native Americans' rights?

loss of tribal lands The 1887 Dawes Act had divided tribal lands into smaller plots, which led to a gradual reduction in tribal lands. The Indian New Deal helped to prevent further losses of land by giving Native Americans greater control over their own affairs.

What principle did the New Deal establish?

that the federal government was responsible for the welfare of all Americans The New Deal did not achieve FDR's goal of "a country in which no one is left out," but it did establish the principle that the federal government was responsible for the welfare of all Americans.

In the New Deal's welfare state, who became responsible for the care of society's most vulnerable citizens?

the federal government In a welfare state, a government provides for the welfare of children and the poor, elderly, sick, disabled, and unemployed Under Franklin D. Roosevelt, the federal government for the first time developed programs and benefits for these people.