Author Question: How did Franklin Roosevelts view of the role of government shape his presidency? What will be an ... (Read 60 times)

Bob-Dole · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Question 2

In her speech introducing Social Security, Frances Perkins pointed out that the countries in which part of the world were further ahead than the United States in providing social insurance for its citizens?

A) South America
B) Africa
C) Europe
D) Asia

Question 3

How did Franklin Roosevelt address the criticisms made against the New Deal?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 4

How did Franklin Roosevelts view of the role of government shape his presidency?

What will be an ideal response?

izzat · **Reply #1 on:** Sep 21, 2019

Answer 1

Answer: B

Answer 2

Answer: C

Answer 3

Answer: The ideal answer should include:
a. To Republican and conservative opponents of the New Deal, Roosevelt defended the New Deal on democratic grounds.
b. Voters had elected him as president because he had promised them a New Deal.
c. Voters had also voted for members of Congress who supported the New Deal.
d. Roosevelt and Congress were merely delivering on the promises they had made to the people.
e. Roosevelts court-packing scheme sought to stop the conservative Supreme Court from knocking down key aspects of the New Deal.
f. To his critics on the left who argued that the New Deal did not do enough, Roosevelt introduced Social Security.

Answer 4

Answer: The ideal answer should include:
a. Roosevelt believed that the government should help people in need.
b. During the Hundred Days, he worked with an accommodating Congress to pass legislation that formed the New Deal.
c. Collectively, the New Deal policies expanded the size and power of the federal government.
d. The establishment of Social Security exemplified Roosevelts view of the role of government.
e. Through the Department of Labor, he used the power of the federal government to provide benefits to the unemployed and retired.