ch 15 sec1 part ii- the new deal comes under attack
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Ch 15 Sec1 Part II- The New Deal
comes under attack
Deficit Spending• More $ was spent on the New Deal than the gov. received in revenue
• National Debt increased, no balanced budgets
• FDR – “necessary evil” during crisis
John Maynard Keynes• British economist
• Gov. should spend to provide $ for consumers
• Deficit Spending is necessary to stimulate the economy.
• “Priming the Pump”
Liberal Critics• Criticism of The New Deal from the political left
• Socialist and Communist
• The New Deal did not go far enough to help the poor and reform the econ. system
Conservative Critics• Too much time on direct relief
• FDR socialized the economy…big gov.
• AAA + NIRA gave gov. too much control
• interfered with free-market
Supreme Court Reacts
• 1935 NIRA Unconstitutional
• Gave FDR lawmaking power
• 1936 AAA Unconstitutional• Agriculture is a local matter to be regulated by the states
FDR Court Packing Scheme
• 1937 “Court Packing Bill”
• 6 additional Justices
• FDR faced a storm of protests
• Due to retirement FDR eventually got his way.
Three Fiery Critics•Father Charles Coughlin
•Dr. Francis Townsend
•Huey Long
Two Demagogues
• Demagogues - Leaders who manipulate people with half- truths, deceptive promises, and scare tactics.
Father Charles Coughlin• Roman Catholic Priest
• Radio Show that combined political, economic, and religious ideas
• Audience 40-45 million
• Initial Supporter of FDR
Father Charles Coughlin II
•Wanted a guaranteed annual income and nationalization of banks
•Anti- Semitic
Dr. Francis Townsend• Physician and Health Officer
• Long Beach. CA
• FDR did not help the poor and elderly
• Monthly pension benefits to the aged - $200 over 60
Huey Long “King Fish”• Senator from Louisiana• Early supporter of the New
Deal• Presidential Ambitions• “Every Man a King!”• Share our Wealth Plan - SOW
27,000 clubs, 7.5 million • Assassinated in 1935
FDR Looks Ahead
• He realized more needed to be done to help the people and solve the economic problems
• The Second New Deal or Second Hundred Days