Constitution 101 2019 Course Notes Part 5

The Progressives believed that government should be understood as an organic thing that evolved and developed to meet the needs of its environment.

Frank Goodnow argued that there are really only two functions of government: politics and administration.

The New Freedom, the New Nationalism, the New Deal, the Great Society, and the New Frontier are examples of presidents acting as chief legislators.

According to the Progressives, the purpose of Congress is to pass broad legislation authorizing administrative agencies to create regulations.

New Dealers believed that the Great Depression was caused primarily by overproduction.

The three characteristics of the progressive administrator are expertise, independent, and progressive.

New Dealers believed that the necessary consequence of a planned and regulated economy was the abolition of business.

According to Franklin Roosevelt, the great problem of the 20th century was economic tyranny.

The two basic tenets for building the administrative state are delegation of legislative power and judicial deference.

Source: “Constitution 101: The Meaning and History of the Constitution”