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Opposition to FDR and the New Deal

Opposition to FDR and the New Deal. Dr. Francis Townshend. Father Charles Coughlin. Huey Long. Tenant Farmers. AAA paid landowners to let their land lie unused Landlords were supposed to share their check with their tenant farmers, but they didn’t

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Opposition to FDR and the New Deal

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  1. Opposition to FDR and the New Deal

  2. Dr. Francis Townshend

  3. Father Charles Coughlin

  4. Huey Long

  5. Tenant Farmers • AAA paid landowners to let their land lie unused • Landlords were supposed to share their check with their tenant farmers, but they didn’t • Instead, they reduced the number of acres planted by evicting their tenant farmers – leaving them jobless and homeless • Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union (STFU)

  6. Business Owners • NIRA permitted workers to • Join union of their choice • Collectively bargain • Go on strike to force employers to meet demands • Business owners tried to prevent workers from unionizing • Although it was illegal, many employers fired or intimidated workers who tried to start unions

  7. The Supreme Court • Overturned AAA and NIRA • AAA – deemed taxation was an improper method of regulating agricultural production • NIRA – Gave the executive branch too much power and said the federal government could not regulate commerce between states – not within states

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