Roosevelt's Proposal To Help People During The Great Depression

In the 1930s, times were tough, due to the Great Depression. During the Great Depression, there was not a real plan to help people out. Until Franklin Roosevelt came up with an idea to help people get through the Great Depression. When the people voted him for president, they believed that he would change society for the better. When he became president, to the people’s surprise, Franklin Roosevelt did not do what he said he would do to help the people. Franklin Roosevelt’s plan was criticized for being too vague and for not getting rid of the businessmen from the government, also the plan was completely opposed for not doing its part and for taking control of the whole government. To start, a reason why President Roosevelt’s plan for the
The President now proposes also to dominate the Judiciary… This proposal should give every American grave concern for it is a step toward absolutism and complete dictatorial power” (Document 7). What this quote is saying is that Roosevelt already controls two-thirds of the government. If he controls all of the government, then he can do whatever he wants in the country. He needs to control the Judiciary Department because all of his ideas were not voted for, which means that they are not good for the United States. With the Judiciary Department, he could pass whatever he wants, good or bad idea. This quote opposes Roosevelt’s whole plan because in order to pass his ideas, Roosevelt must control the whole government, which could make the people mad and the economy could