The Roosevelt Revolution

1
The Roosevelt Revolution

• Session 15

2
The Court Crisis

• The Court Packing Plan
• Black Monday
• Humphreys Executor v. U.S.
• Schechter Poultry Corp. v. U.S.
• Purge in Congress
• The Court relents

3
The Big War

• WW II
• Court supports foreign policy power of president
  in Curtiss-Wright and Belmont
• Roosevelts powers expanded during the war, but
  were somewhat limited during peace negotiations