Question

Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal reforms sparked an ongoing national debate on the proper role of government. the legitimacy of Roosevelt’s election. the necessity of private business. the need to end the Great Depression.

Answer 1

There are the two choices here:

The proper role of government.

The need to end the Great Depression.

To end the Depression, Roosevelt launched several programs to help farmers and laborers. He also believed that at this point Government has to do more to stimulate economy and end the Depression.

Answer 2

The correct answer is the proper role of government.

FDR's New Deal program was based on the idea that the federal government should get directly involved in the American economy in order to fix the problems caused by the Great Depression. In order to combat these problems, FDR introduced several different federal agencies. These agencies ranged in their purpose. Some agencies were focused on decreasing the unemployment rate (like the Works Progress Administration) while others were focused on the government monitoring American industry (like the Securitites and Exchange Commission).

With this increase in the size and power of the federal government, many Americans worried that these programs were developing a federal government that interfers too much with the everyday life of American citizens. Some of these programs were even questioned as to whether or not they were constitutional, resulting in multiple court cases.