... a reward for lawbreakers. These same conservatives linked opposition to civil rights legislation to calls for law and order, even going so far as to make absurd claims such as Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy of civil disobedience being the leading cause of crime. Unfortunately, at the same time, the FBI was reporting dramatic increases in the national crime rate. In the 1960s, crime rates ... to handle the changing economic dynamics happening in the U.S.; they were left isolated and jobless. By 1987, when the drug war hit high gear, the industrial employment of black men had plummet...

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... "The Hundred Days." During this session, congress passed numerous laws aimed at providing relief for victims of the Depression, speeding economic recovery, and reforming financial, business, agricultural, and industrial practices. Congress had never before passed so many laws in such a short time, all with little or no opposition. All of the programs were not Roosevelt's idea, they came from many sources such as congressional leaders ... was renamed Agricultural Adjustment Agency and was taken over by the Production and Marketing Administration in 1945. One of the most important of all ...

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... people were desperate for work and Roosevelt knew that some employers might try to take advantage of them. In 1933 Roosevelt introduced the N.I.R.A. (National Industrial Recovery Act). The main function for this act was to create purchasing power which would help industry recover and stimulate employment. Within this Act the N.R.A (Nation Recovery Administration) was set up. The N.R.A. was aimed at employers and encouraged them to cut out ... a traitor to the class'. Rich businessmen hated Roosevelt because they thought that his policies interfered too much with their businesses. Roosev...

• Word Count: 2194
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• Grade Level: High School

... Hoover administration. The Democrats won an overwhelming success in the election, carrying all but six states2. With the election of Roosevelt came the New Deal. The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) was the most innovative early New Deal measure. It provided for two major recovery programs vastly expanded public works effort, carried out by the Public Works Administration, and a complex program to regulate American business and ... this "court-packing" attempt. The pressures for new legislation abated after 1937, and opposition to extending the New Deal mounted rapidly, especiall...

• Word Count: 1986
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: High School