Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal: An Analysis

Throughout the short history of the United States, in times of great need, Legislators pass landmark legislation in order to reestablish the upward direction of the country as a whole. During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln and his supporters fought to abolish slavery with an amendment to the Constitution. Likewise, during the greatest economic downfall to ever sweep the country if not the world, Franklin D. Roosevelt pushed for entitlement programs to defend the liberties of the working class as well as develop governmental oversight to insure against any future collapse of financial institutions. While it is true that World War II was the catalyst that resuscitated the economy, Roosevelt’s New Deal was unequivocally the most extensive and
While the committee system is not a part of the original framework of United States Constitution, it has become an extremely important part of legal proceedings in the Nation’s capital. Originating in the House of Representatives in the first and second Houses of Representatives, committees were generated within the House of Representatives to break down all of the legislation decisions into specific categories so that they may be more closely attended to prior to a total House vote. The Senate followed suit shortly after although the first standing committees were not necessary for quite some time in the Senate due to a lighter workload. During the early goings of the Affordable Care Act, the Senate initiated discussions with outside professionals and health advisors to determine the direction that needed to be taken regarding Health Care legislation and to specify the “language of the trade,” so to speak, to determine the exact verbiage for the bill (Smith 2). At the same time the bill is being deliberated in Committee, it is also undergoing an increasing amount of changes. Part of the Committee process and the political process as a whole is the amendment cycle. The members of the Committees are, in the end, seeking out reelection and thus try to please their constituents whenever the
The necessity of a majority vote is the very heart of Representative Democracy and yet is also the core of many of the shortcomings along the road to new legislation. The vote earning process is a very interesting time as it is the pivotal moment to the success or failure of a piece of legislation, but is one of the shorter and overlooked portions of politics. Major figures in support of the bill often travel in an effort to associate their support base with the bill and thus put pressure on the deciding votes in Congress through their Constituents and their desire to remain in office. President Obama did just that during the Congressional recess over the month of August. The President also attempted to quell any fears that the general public had during this span as fear is a very effective tool for opponents of legislation (Smith 2). The public may not be the ones in the chamber voting when the time comes, but Constituents’ support works both ways. If a support base is against a bill due to false rumors, then they are more likely to lobby their Congressmen to vote against the legislation. The support of the constituency is very important to gaining votes on the floor; however, votes in the House and the Senate is the deciding factor to a bill’s success and sometimes hurdles to a majority are not