How did stalin gain and maintain power in the ussr

He came to power after the death of Vladimir Lenin. Stalin maintained power by eliminating anyone he felt posed a threat to his position and by ruling with an iron fist. He was a very dictatorial ruler.

Opposition to the nra came to a head in 1935, when the conservative supreme court declared the agency unconstitutional, claiming the nra gave the executive branch regulatory powers that belonged exclusively to congress. this decision began a series of court decisions that overturned key elements of the new deal.