Activity - A Good Deal or Bad Deal? Historians, politicians, economists, and citizens still debate the legacy of FDR's New
Deal to this day. Using complete sentences, elaborate on each of the following
positive accomplishments and negative consequences. The "Evaluating the New Deal"
subsection in Lesson 8 will be of great assistance.
Positive Accomplishments
unemployed citizens
relationship between business
and labor
confidence of citizens
Social Security
national infrastructure
Negative Consequences
government and business
unemployment
the overall economy
relationship between federal and state
governments
the federal deficit
Write a paragraph citing evidence supporting why you think New Deal legislation was
overall positive or negative.