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Assignment:
In one of the discussion presentation four readings, Tise President & Wives, Robert Watan notes how the role of first ladies evolved through a handful of historical periods. Identify three of these periods, and discuss how the work of the first ladies differed in these three periods.
1. a. What were the three reasons the book notes why Harry Truman wanted to advance the civil rights of African Americans?
b. What action did Congress take during Truman's presidency to advance civil rights?
c. And what did Truman himself do to advance civil rights?
2. a. Why was the Executive Reorganization Act of 1939 that created the Executive Office of the President an important act at that point in history?
b. Why would some scholars conclude. partially based on this, that Franklin Roosevelt was the fist modem president?
3. The New Deal is usually defined as a historical period that ran from 1933 to 1937, and by 1938 New Deal policymaking was in decline.
a. What is meant by the term New Deal pelicymaking and,
b. what did the congressional oppasition consist of after 1937 that limited FDR's legislative program?
c. How was Truman's presidency constrained by roughly the same congressional opposition that FDR faced after 1937?
4. Our textbook outlines how Teddy Roosevelt supported greater racial equality than McKinley or Taft.
a. Based on the textbook, what did Roosevelt do to show his commitment to promote civil rights?
b. Why were some civil rights leaders critical of Roosevelt's action regarding the military in Texas, and
c. how did this military incident help create an interest group that would advocate for equality.,
d. What was the name of this interest group?