Assignment

Watch the PBS documentary “The Presidents: FDR” section on “The New Deal” that the timer at the bottom shows as being from around 1:50 in to about 2:40 in.

The documentary can be found at:

http://video.pbs.org/video/1049332797/

In your own words, discuss the historical impact of The New Deal on patterns of American federalism and contemporary American politics. Base your response upon your observations and insights gleaned from the documentary and the reading in chapter three of We The People