Bell Ringers

Bell Ringer: Franklin Roosevelt's Second Term

FDR's Second Term

Curator Herman Eberhardt gave a tour of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and dicussed the event s of FDR's second presidential term.

Description

Curator Herman Eberhardt gave a tour of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and dicussed the event s of FDR's second presidential term.

Bell Ringer Assignment

  • Describe the impact of FDR's victory in the 1936 election.
  • Explain in what ways FDR's second term was different than he anticipated.
  • Describe the controversy of FDR's court packing plan.
  • What was the most dramatic development of FDR's second term according to Herman Eberhardt.

Participants

    Vocabulary

    • Court Packing
    • Franklin Roosevelt
    • Landslide Victory
    • New Deal
    • President
    • Recession
    • Social Security
    • Supreme Court

    Topics

    Executive BranchU.S. History

    Grades

    Middle SchoolHigh School