Read about the conflict between the laws and regulations that were passed during Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and the interpretation of the commerce clause by the Supreme Court. Roosevelt had a plan to change the Supreme Court. See...

The Supreme Court, in 1935 and 1936, found unconstitutional several programs that were the backbone of the New Deal. See how President Roosevelt tried to deal with these setbacks, and the results both for him personally and for the law.

Read about Franklin Roosevelt's background, his political experience before he was elected president in 1932, and his actions to help the people of the United States in the grips of the Great Depression.

The FDR Library houses the complete personal papers and documents of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as well as those of his wife, Eleanor, and many other documents related to their lives and times. More than 800,000 of these documents are...

Informative discussion on FDR and the Democratic Party coalition that primarily consisted of African-Americans, union members, women, Mexican-Americans, and recent immigrants. This "New Deal" coalition provided power for the Democrats...

Excellent resource for finding PowerPoint presentations on the Great Depression, New Deal, and FDR to use in your classroom. Also, provides games for students and teacher lesson plans.

This companion to the PBS series surveys the career of the longest-serving president in U.S. history and leader through the Great Depression and World War II.

In the early stages of the new nation's government the members of Congress sought to protect the citizens from political tyranny. Social freedoms emerged in the twentieth century when FDR begged for economic protection of U.S. citizens.

This resource provides readers access to a portion of the rich collection of documents, photographs, sound and video recordings, and other primary source materials found at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New...

This site from the Miller Center of Public Affairs gives a detailed biography of the life of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The page also provides links to the biography of her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as well as his Cabinet...

A photo history of Mary McLeod Bethune who was an unofficial advisor to FDR on civil rights issues. Includes primary documents, photos and lesson plans for Grades 4-5.

From the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, a curriculum guide including six lessons that help students learn about the Great Depression and the economic impact on Americans who were part of it. Features video interviews with people who...

Track the accomplishments of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945 CE) through his four terms in office. He is considered to be one of our greatest presidents. This president "Guided America through its greatest foreign crisis, and, with...