Judiciary Reorganization Bill of 1937

Roosevelt had a chance to change the way things are by implementing innovative ways to improve the country. Roosevelt had a plan (p 85), and he knew he had to move fast. In his second inaugural address, January 20, 1937, he said, “we refuse to leave the problems of our common welfare to be solved by the winds of chance and the hurricanes of disaster”. He realized mistakes would occur and things would go wrong but Roosevelt did not let that keep him from trying new ideas. He persisted in his ideas, and believed, what did not kill him made him stronger (p87). When he challenged the process, he defined the challenge. He expressed the duties of every leader, to recognize the current situation and to define for the group, the challenges posed by that situation (p103). He believed to, “Take a method and try it. If it fails, try another. But above all try something” (Kennedy, 2016 p721). During the war, Roosevelt created competition, regardless of party affiliation…

Podcast Assignment 6: “FDR’s Losing Battle To Pack The Supreme Court”. Podcast Assignment 6 is about the interview to historian Jeff Shesol –author of several books and former speechwriter for President Bill Clinton– about his book: Supreme Power: Franklyn Roosevelt Vs. The Supreme Court. This book is a narrative of President Roosevelt’s idea for packing the United States Supreme Court and the events that originated this idea; the strategy he used to achieve his plan; the reaction of his…

Great Depression to provide jobs for the unemployed EXCEPT A.:-) Farm Security Administration (FSA) 20.Which of the following best describes the administrations of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge? C.:-) “The business of government is business!” 21.The “Lost Generation” refers to C.:-) young writers disillusioned by the materialism, decadence, and conformity domination 1920s America 22.All of the following contributed to the Great Depression EXCEPT D.:-) lack of credit to…