In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues the New Deal fundamentally changed the relationship between the federal government and private citizens. Roosevelt's second wave of legislation aimed at providing workers with guarantees to organize and a social safety net for America's most vulnerable citizens. While these programs were very successful, they were also hampered by white southern politicians, who would not extend their benefits to African Americans and other minority groups. After FDR's landslide reelection in 1936, he attempted to remove the Supreme Court as an obstacle to his plans, which culminated in the Court Packing Plan, which greatly hurt him politically. In the aftermath, few new programs would be created and FDR had to keep spending high, as any reduction, led to further recessions. In the end, the New Deal saved America as a liberal capitalist democracy in an era of communism, fascism, and monarchies.

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