Questions and Answers for Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
How was the laissez-faire approach to economics different from the president Franklin Roosevelt's approach?
The laissez-faire, or "let it alone," approach to economics is the belief, popularized by Adam Smith, that the economy performs best when the market is free to select winners and losers. President...
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
What did President Franklin D. Roosevelt propose because he was frustrated by the U.S. Supreme Court's opposition to...
What President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed is something that has come to be known as the “court-packing plan.” What Roosevelt proposed was an increase in the number of justices on the Supreme...
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Why do we evaluate all presidents since Franklin Roosevelt by their first hundred days in office?
There are three main reasons for this fact. First, there is the fact that President Roosevelt’s first hundred days were so full of activity. When Roosevelt came into office, the country was in...