7. In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt received Dictatorial Powers (or power like a dictator) from the House and Senate. The power Teddy Roosevelt gained was small indeed compared to what Congress gave FDR to wield during the Great Depression: that infamous idea of a New Deal. | 7. In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt received Dictatorial Powers (or power like a dictator) from the House and Senate. The power Teddy Roosevelt gained was small indeed compared to what Congress gave FDR to wield during the Great Depression: that infamous idea of a New Deal. |