the fourth political party system: 1932 - 2014
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The Fourth Political Party System: 1932 - 2014. The Democrat-Republican Political Party System, Late 1930s - Late 1980s to Early 1990s. Divisions Began to Appear Between Northern and Southern Democrats in 1936 over: 1 ) Roosevelt’s “Court Packing” Scheme of 1937 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Fourth Political Party System: 1932 - 2014
The Democrat-Republican Political Party System, Late 1930s - Late
1980s to Early 1990s
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Divisions Began to Appear Between Northern and Southern Democrats in 1936 over:
1) Roosevelt’s “Court Packing” Scheme of 1937
2) The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1937
3) Roosevelt’s Attempt to “Purge” Some Southern
Democrats in the 1938 Elections.
4) General unease with the 1935 Wagner Act (National
Labor Relations Act) in the South
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The Court Under Chief Justice Hughes: 1932 – 1937“The Switch in Time That Saved 9”
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In 1937-38 Voting on the Fair Labor Standards Act (Minimum
Wages) Opened a serious Split between Northern and
Southern Democrats. Southerners did not want Southern
Agriculture to be constrained by the minimum wage because
many of the Laborers were Black.
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The Attempt to Purge Conservative Democrats in the 1938 Primaries
The Purge was an effort led by President Roosevelt to
target certain conservative senators for defeat in
Democratic primaries, including Walter George of Georgia,
Millard Tydings of Maryland and Ellison Smith of South
Carolina, along with the chairman of the House Rules
Committee, John J. O'Connor of New York. The Southern
Democrats were outraged by Roosevelt’s actions.
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Walter F. GeorgeU.S. Senator from Georgia,
22 November 1922 – 2 January 195729 January 1878 – 4 August 1957
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George supported some programs that he saw as beneficial
to Georgia, primarily the Tennessee Valley Authority,
Social Security, the Rural Electrification Administration,
and the Agricultural Adjustment Act. In Roosevelt’s first
term he supported 34 New Deal bills that went through the
Senate, opposing only 10.
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During Roosevelt's second term, George opposed rigorous
regulation of utility companies, the Wealth Tax Act, and
Roosevelt's attempt to pack the U.S. Supreme Court with
justices favorable to his New Deal policies.
During World War II George strongly supported Roosevelt’s
War policies and shifted his views to be something of an
Internationalist. He supported the establishment of the
United Nations.
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The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (also known as
the Wagner Act after New York Senator Robert F. Wagner)
guarantees basic rights of private sector employees to
organize into trade unions, engage in collective
bargaining for better terms and conditions at work, and
take collective action including a strike if necessary.
The act also created the National Labor Relations Board,
which conducts elections that can require employers to
engage in collective bargaining with labor unions.
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The “Sit Down” Strike at the General Motors Plant in Flint, MI,
30 December 1936 -- 11 February 1937
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Union Membership: Percent of NonAgricultural Workforce 1930-2013
Perc
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Non-Government
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