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Programs such as FDIC were created to increase financial stability and reduce the risk of another [[Great Depression]].
 
Programs such as FDIC were created to increase financial stability and reduce the risk of another [[Great Depression]].
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In 1937, Roosevelt proposed "packing" the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] so that he could enact more government controls over the economy.  But even [[Democrats]] were outraged at his power grab, and Roosevelt never enjoyed his past political power again.
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In 1937, Roosevelt proposed "packing" the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] so that he could enact more government controls over the economy.  But even [[Democrats]] were outraged at his power grab, and Roosevelt never enjoyed his past political power again. However, the Court's subsequent ''Wickard'' decision increased the President's powers under the [[Commerce Clause]].
    
From his second term the people were told that Roosevelt was the only man who could keep the US out of war. Later, it was asserted that he was the only man who could successfully fight the war that which he alone could keep the US out of. Then it was said that he was the only man who was capable of facing [[Josef Stalin]] on equal terms. Finally, he was said to be the only man who could guarantee against the ruthlessness of Stalin in the post-war era.  
 
From his second term the people were told that Roosevelt was the only man who could keep the US out of war. Later, it was asserted that he was the only man who could successfully fight the war that which he alone could keep the US out of. Then it was said that he was the only man who was capable of facing [[Josef Stalin]] on equal terms. Finally, he was said to be the only man who could guarantee against the ruthlessness of Stalin in the post-war era.  
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