Question

How did Roosevelt change the role of the U.S. president during the New Deal?

He weakened the powers of the office in domestic affairs.
He strengthened the authority of the office to make policy.
He added to the president's prestige in foreign relations.
He damaged long-term relations between the president and Congress.

Answer 1

@YoungStudier

Answer 2

What do you think?

Answer 3

either B or C

Answer 4

"The New Deal changed the role of government completely. Before the New Deal, government had essentially no role in steering the economy or in providing for the people. After the New Deal, the government has come to play a huge role in both of these things.

Before the New Deal, the government was expected to be more or less laissez-faire. It was supposed to just stay out of the way and let the economy rise or fall "naturally." If people were too old to work, they needed to rely on family. If a bank failed, its depositors were out of luck. The New Deal changed all of that.

Since the New Deal, the government has started to take care of us. It provides Social Security and Medicare for the elderly. It runs the FDIC to insure our bank deposits. It lowers taxes and increases spending and does other things like that when the economy goes into a recession.

Because of the New Deal, the government has taken a huge role in the economy. This is something that simply was not the case before the New Deal." ~ http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-did-franklin-d-roosevelts-new-deal-during-252901

Answer 5

well it certainly wouldn't have 'damaged' or 'weakened', so I know it's not A or D

Answer 6

I believe your guess of B to be correct.

Answer 7

yeah, I was just about to say it didn't seem to involve foreign affairs, so B. thanks.

Answer 8

No problem. ^_^