FDR introduced many state-level reforms that later formed the basis of his New Deal as well as worked with several advisors in his cabinet. What was this advisory cabinet famously named?

Within forty-eight hours of his inauguration, Roosevelt proclaimed an official bank holiday and called Congress into a special session to address the crisis. This holiday resulted in all banks in the U.S. being closed, thereby giving more public confidence in the markets.

On March 12, the day before the banks were set to reopen, Roosevelt held his first radio address to the nation. In this initial radio address to the American people, he explained what the bank examiners had been doing over the previous week. He assured people that any bank open the next day had the federal government’s stamp of approval. The combination of his reassuring manner and the promise that the government was addressing the problems worked wonders in changing the popular mindset. What were FDR's famous radio chats with the nation called?

Americans liked and appreciated FDR's fireside chats, seeing them as a president sitting down in their living room and having a heart-to-heart conversation with the people.

In order to increase his political strength, FDR attempted to pack the U.S. Supreme Court in his favor by expanding the number of justices and adding new ones who supported his views. views. His plan was to add one justice for every current justice over the age of seventy who refused to step down. This would have allowed him to add six more justices, expanding the bench from nine to fifteen. This plan was ultimately not successful, but what was it known as?

Which populist governor from Louisiana would've been a powerful opponent to FDR's reelection in the 1936 presidential election? Unfortunately, his political aspirations were cut short when he was shot by an assassin.

During what time frame did FDR demonstrate to the American people what his administration's goals would be? His quick-thinking and passing of an unprecedented number of new bills would be the new standard for all U.S. presidents moving forward.

One of FDR's most successful early bills promises states federal funding that would match their own commitments. This would causes for states to employ more people, thereby creating jobs more quickly. He authorized $500 million in direct grants through what act?

Another work program that FDR's administration passed was meant to create even more jobs through public works. Construction of roads, bridges, airports, and repairing other public projects would both fix crumbling American infrastructure and create job growth. What was this program called?

This particular program under the FDR administration sought to bring more equality in hiring practices, eventually employing over 350,000 African Americans annually, accounting for nearly 15% of the workforce. It eventually brought up the African American percentage of overall workers in the United States from 3% to 11%, greatly improving this group's financial stability. What was this program called?