Name: ___________________________________________
The Supreme Court and The New Deal Video Guide
Big Idea Questions
Guided Notes
Butler v. US
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Background Info:
• _______________________________________________
• Paid farmers _____________________; purpose was
to reduce surpluses
• Farmers were paid via a tax on processors of farm
products
Butler v. US:
• One of several cases dealing with the New Deal
• The Supreme Court declared the processing tax
___________________________
• AAA is no more
Schechter Poultry v. US
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Did you get my
Breaking Bad
reference?
What court case
reiterated
Congress had the
sole ability to
regulate interstate
trade? (Need a
hint? Check out
the year 1824…)
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Background Info:
• ___________________________________________________
________________________________________________:
• Set price and wage controls via “codes”
• Codes were allowed to be created by
__________________________
• President was given increased powers via the
codes
Schechter Poultry v. US
• Two _______________________ that owned a chicken shop in
NYC were charged with violating codes and regulations
• Supreme Court ruled that the NRA could not give legislative
authority to codemakers
• Congress could not __________________________________
________________________; they only did business in NYC
This helped lead to…….
FDR (Tries to) Pack The Court
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Background:
• FDR was upset with several of his New Deal programs being
declared _____________________________________
________________________________________ (Court Packing Plan):
• Proposed changes to the Supreme Court:
• For every judge ___________ years old, FDR could
appoint a new judge (up to ________)
• Possibly __________ Supreme Court justices!
How was this received?
• ________________________!
• Congress (both _____________________) and the public were
vehemently opposed to the proposals
Areas of Concern
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How comfortable
would you feel
about an essay on
the New Deal?
(scale of 1-10 and
tell me why
please)
It never passed, but the Supreme Court began to rule more favorably
to New Deal Programs
Test Tips
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Essay Topics:
• ____________________________ of the New Deal
• Changing the ______________________ of the federal
government
Tips for Multiple-Choice questions:
• Honestly, everything on here….. Especially the court packing
plan
• Good Luck!