Posted: April 11th, 2017

Assess the New Deal as a revolution in constitutionalism. How did the New Deal’s supporters justify the constitutionality of its programs?

Assess the New Deal as a revolution in constitutionalism. How did the New Deal’s supporters justify the constitutionality of its programs? What objections did opponents of the New Deal raise? How and why did the Supreme Court’s stance on the New Deal change over time? How did Roosevelt’s successors expand on the New Deal and what might explain why these later measures generally encountered less resistance than the New Deal itself?