Mrs. Ruland's U.S. History Class Project
A list of links related to the work of the Supreme Court during the New Deal
Anna, Michael, Colleen, Michael
The 1930's for the United States was a time of economic depression and attempts by the government to relieve this depression. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose attempts are referred to as the “New Deal”, proposed a plethora of legislation during his presidency in the 1930's, many of which were overturned by the Supreme Court. This caused conflict and tension between President Roosevelt and the Supreme Court, which was furthered when Roosevelt tried to pass a bill to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court. This web page provides links to web sites discussing the Supreme Court and the New Deal, along with primary sources.
This article discusses Roosevelt 's efforts to change the Supreme Court by adding more judges with his Court Reorganization Bill. It also includes a transcript from Roosevelt 's Fireside Chat, which was broadcast on March 9, 1937 .
John D. Lees, The President and the Supreme Court: New Deal to Watergate
This web site provides a background on the Stock Market Crash and discusses the justices' decisions on New Deal legislation and why they found certain pieces of legislation unconstitutional.
Constitutionality of the Social Security Act
Social Security Online contains transcripts of the Supreme Court justices' opinions on court cases during the New Deal involving Social Security. This is a good first hand account for the time period.
Court Packing: Judicial Reorganization and the end of the New Deal
This article focuses on Roosevelt 's attempts at “court-packing”, and provides a link to listen to his speech given on March 9, 1937 , as well as links to images, cartoons, and editorial articles written about Roosevelt 's efforts to add more justices to the Supreme Court.
This site has a few acts that the Supreme Court dealt with. The site has links that leads to other articles specifically about each act covered.
This site is a general overview of the actions of the Supreme Court during the 1930's. It contains many quotes from important people of the time. It is a good source for finding public opinions about the Supreme Court's decisions.
This site has links to articles on Supreme Court cases during the New Deal. Also contains articles about speeches and fireside chats made during the New Deal.
Last updated March 28, 2006
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