Question

What was the basis for the criticism made against President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his "New Deal" by members of The American Liberty League and The Supreme Court?

• A. Work programs such as the Works Progress Administration undercut the power of labor unions.
• B. The New Deal was not doing enough to ease the crippling unemployment levels in the nation.
• C. The Federal government was interfering with the basic capitalist principles of free enterprise and rights of property.
• D. The President was overusing the right of "executive action". thereby forcing New Deal legislation into law.
• E. The Federal government resorted to deficit spending in order to fund the many work programs of the New Deal.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Work programs such as the Works Progress Administration undercut the power of labor unions.

Work programs such as the Works Progress Administration undercut the power of labour unions was the basis for the criticism made against President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his "New Deal" by members of the American Liberty League and the Supreme Court.