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Disease president Roosevelt contracted while swimming.
Pollio
A monetary standard in which one ounce of gold equals a set number of dollars.
Gold Standard
State president Roosevelt was governor of before his presidency.
New York
Radio broadcasts made by Roosevelt to the American people to explain his initiatives.
Fireside Chats
Government practice of spending borrowed money rather than raising taxes, usually in an attempt to bolster the economy.
Deficit Spending
Process in which a neutral party hears arguments from two opposing sides and makes a decision that both must accept.
Binding Arbitration
The act of a leader to change the political balance of power in a nation's judiciary system by appointing judges who will rule in favor of their policies.
Court-Packing
The political groups which teamed up to end the era of New Deal legislation.
Republicans and Conservative Democrats
Wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Financial philosophy which state that the government should spend great amounts of money during a recession to kickstart the economy.
Keynesianism