Describe two problems faced by President Roosevelt from the opposition to the New Deal

Must identify two problems and expand on each one to get full marks:FDR faced opposition from the Supreme Court as they ruled some aspects were unconstitutional, thus preventing legislation and progress. it was their belief that the New Deal took too much power away from the individual states. However, FDR also faced problems from people who believed the New Deal did not go far enough, for example Senator Huey Long, who believed more should be done for the disadvantaged groups in the society under the New Deal

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