New Deal Democrat
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New Deal Democrat refers to a member of the Democratic Party who supported Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal policies of expansive federal government intervention to address the Great Depression.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Deal Democrat canonical | 5 |
| New Deal liberalism | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democratic Party faction
ⓘ
political alignment ⓘ political ideology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
New Deal coalition ⓘ Southern Democrats ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Democrats (historical)
labor unions ⓘ urban political machines ⓘ working-class voters ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
conservative Democrat
ⓘ
fiscal conservative ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
federal responsibility to manage economic crises
ⓘ
government should provide relief, recovery, and reform ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| goal |
protect vulnerable populations during economic downturns
ⓘ
use federal power to stabilize the economy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | response to the Great Depression in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| ideology |
American liberalism
ⓘ
progressivism ⓘ |
| opposesIdeology | laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ |
| policyFocus |
agricultural support programs
ⓘ
banking reform ⓘ economic recovery ⓘ job creation ⓘ poverty reduction ⓘ |
| politicalSpectrumPosition | center-left ⓘ |
| supportsConcept |
Social Security
ⓘ
collective bargaining ⓘ expansive federal government intervention ⓘ federal jobs programs ⓘ labor rights ⓘ public works programs ⓘ regulation of financial markets ⓘ social safety net ⓘ unemployment insurance ⓘ welfare state ⓘ |
| supportsPolicy | New Deal ⓘ |
| supportsPolitician |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| supportsProgram |
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
ⓘ
Civilian Conservation Corps ⓘ Fair Labor Standards Act ⓘ Glass–Steagall Act ⓘ National Labor Relations Act ⓘ Tennessee Valley Authority ⓘ Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| timeframe |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Justice William O. Douglas (in part and dissenting in part)
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politicalAlignment
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New Deal Democrat
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subject surface form:
William O. Douglas
this entity surface form:
New Deal liberalism
this entity surface form:
New Deal liberalism