America 1930-1939: Law and Justice Research Article from American Decades

This Study Guide consists of approximately 94 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of America 1930-1939.
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America 1930-1939: Law and Justice Research Article from American Decades

This Study Guide consists of approximately 94 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of America 1930-1939.
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The 1930s represented one of the most significant periods of reform legislation in the history of the United States. During this decade, there occurred developments in the law that contributed significantly to the emergence of the modern American state. The expansion of the role and the power of government and its involvement to an unprecedented degree in the daily life of the ordinary citizen were made possible by equally astounding shifts in social values and general perceptions regarding the purpose and function of government. These changes were the result of conditions that had emerged in the previous decade, when the end of an era of prosperity had brought ruin to many and an economic depression far more disastrous than any other in memory. Over sometimes strong opposition, and reflecting the prejudices of its day, the national government gradually and fundamentally altered its relationship...

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