... did not expand the powers of the national government much over the next century. In the 1930's, a wave of a feeling of social injustice began to sweep the nation as the Depression began. Federal laws concerning labor, civil rights, and civil liberties began to take on a new priority. National laws, and amendments to the Constitution have taken away many powers from the ... as a returning of power to a government closer to the people, and therefore under better popular control. There are many problems with this, however, as many states found in the Reagan era. President Reagan was a stro...

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... made to alleviate racial tension. Although historically blacks have been at a political, social, and economic disadvantage, the government did not give much serious attention to their situation until the Great Depression. Blacks were among the hardest hit by the crash, and most were desperate for assistance. One of the first important reactions of the federal govenment to the plight of the ... persist in their quest for equality by challenging white stereotypes of the "lazy" African-American. this concentration of talent in Harlem manifested itself in a promising flourish of artistic ac...

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