New Deal constitutional crisis
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The New Deal constitutional crisis was a 1930s confrontation between the U.S. Supreme Court and President Franklin D. Roosevelt over the constitutionality of New Deal legislation, raising fundamental questions about the balance of powers in American government.
All labels observed (1)
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| New Deal constitutional crisis canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: New Deal constitutional crisis Context triple: [Owen J. Roberts, participatedIn, New Deal constitutional crisis]
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New Deal coalition
The New Deal coalition was a dominant mid-20th-century U.S. political alliance of urban workers, ethnic minorities, Southern whites, and other groups that reliably supported the Democratic Party and Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal policies.
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New Deal
The New Deal was a series of ambitious economic and social programs in the United States during the 1930s that expanded the federal government's role in response to the Great Depression.
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C.
Teapot Dome scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal was a major 1920s U.S. political corruption case involving the secret leasing of federal oil reserves that severely damaged public trust in the Harding administration.
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D.
In re Debs Supreme Court case
In re Debs was an 1895 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government’s authority to use injunctions and troops to end the Pullman Strike, significantly expanding federal power over labor disputes and interstate commerce.
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E.
New York City fiscal crisis
The New York City fiscal crisis was a mid-1970s financial emergency in which the city nearly went bankrupt, prompting drastic budget cuts, federal intervention, and long-lasting changes to urban governance and public services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Deal constitutional crisis Target entity description: The New Deal constitutional crisis was a 1930s confrontation between the U.S. Supreme Court and President Franklin D. Roosevelt over the constitutionality of New Deal legislation, raising fundamental questions about the balance of powers in American government.
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A.
New Deal coalition
The New Deal coalition was a dominant mid-20th-century U.S. political alliance of urban workers, ethnic minorities, Southern whites, and other groups that reliably supported the Democratic Party and Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal policies.
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B.
New Deal
The New Deal was a series of ambitious economic and social programs in the United States during the 1930s that expanded the federal government's role in response to the Great Depression.
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C.
Teapot Dome scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal was a major 1920s U.S. political corruption case involving the secret leasing of federal oil reserves that severely damaged public trust in the Harding administration.
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D.
In re Debs Supreme Court case
In re Debs was an 1895 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal government’s authority to use injunctions and troops to end the Pullman Strike, significantly expanding federal power over labor disputes and interstate commerce.
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E.
New York City fiscal crisis
The New York City fiscal crisis was a mid-1970s financial emergency in which the city nearly went bankrupt, prompting drastic budget cuts, federal intervention, and long-lasting changes to urban governance and public services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional crisis
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historical event ⓘ political conflict ⓘ |
| cause | New Deal economic and social legislation ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAs |
confrontation over the constitutionality of New Deal legislation
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struggle over the balance of powers in American government ⓘ |
| endTime | 1937 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American political history
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ |
| followedBy | New Deal constitutional settlement ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
decline of Lochner era jurisprudence
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expansion of federal regulatory power ⓘ increased judicial deference to economic regulation ⓘ long-term shift in constitutional jurisprudence ⓘ preservation of the size of the Supreme Court at nine justices ⓘ redefinition of Commerce Clause interpretation ⓘ strengthening of executive power ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Attorney General Homer Cummings
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Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes ⓘ Justice Owen J. Roberts ⓘ |
| hasMainParticipant |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| hasPart |
"switch in time that saved nine"
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Carter v. Carter Coal Co. ⓘ Judiciary Reorganization Bill of 1937 ⓘ NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. ⓘ Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States ⓘ United States v. Butler ⓘ West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish ⓘ court-packing plan ⓘ judicial opposition to New Deal legislation ⓘ |
| involves |
United States Congress
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surface form:
U.S. Congress
executive branch of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
executive branch of the United States government
judicial branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
New Deal
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federalism in the United States ⓘ judicial review ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| opposedBy | conservative justices of the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Lochner v. New York
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surface form:
Lochner era
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| relatedTo |
court-packing controversy
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expansion of the administrative state in the United States ⓘ |
| startTime | 1935 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Roosevelt administration
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
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| temporalContext | Great Depression ⓘ |
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Subject: New Deal constitutional crisis Description of subject: The New Deal constitutional crisis was a 1930s confrontation between the U.S. Supreme Court and President Franklin D. Roosevelt over the constitutionality of New Deal legislation, raising fundamental questions about the balance of powers in American government.
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subject surface form:
Owen J. Roberts