In 1937, at the peak of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "big government" New Deal era, federal government spending accounted for 11% of GDP. In 1983, at the peak of Ronald Reagan's "small government" conse...

"I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people." "Vote! Vote! We want beer!" "Given later developments, the campaign speeches often read like a giant misprint, in which Roose...

Population of the United States in 1930: 123 million Population of the United States in 1940: 132 million Number of bills sent to Congress by President Roosevelt during the First Hundred Days: 15 N...

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Activist State A government willing to intervene aggressively into the capitalist economy to attempt to achieve particular social or economic objectives. The New Deal represented a dramatic increas...