QUESTION FROM INSTRUCTOR:
Reform movements and impulses had had a long, albeit sometimes checkered, history in the United States by the time Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised Americans a "new deal" during the 1932 election campaign. This essay focuses on the effectiveness and realism of the New Deal as domestic reform policy.
First, what were FDR's beliefs about the role of American government in domestic affairs? As the federal government's highest elected official, what did he believe to be his responsibilities within that context?
Second, discuss at least four examples of New Deal po…
