Opposition to the New Deal

Why was there opposition to the New Deal? In many ways the New Deal turned out to be a success. It clearly stopped the Depression from getting worse; gave hope and confidence to the American people at the worst tome in their history; and ‘saved’ American democracy. But why did it face so much opposition and criticism. Firstly, many people believed that the New Deal went against the basic principles of the American constitution. Many …

…TVA, which forced them to co-operate in the Federal Government’s plan to build dams across seven states. In conclusion, the New Deal, although it brought America hope after years of Depression, faced much criticism. Like any other leader, Roosevelt faced problems from both sides of scale. Since he tried to help less fortunate people he got opposition from the right, but since he was not too radical he received opposition from the far left.