Question

How did Roosevelt change the role of the U.S. president during the New Deal?

Select one:
a. He weakened the powers of the office in domestic affairs.
b. He strengthened the authority of the office to make policy.
c. He added to the president's prestige in foreign relations.
d. He damaged long-term relations between the president and Congress.

Answer 1

One of the ways in which Roosevelt changed the role of the U.S. president during the New Deal was that "b. He strengthened the authority of the office to make policy," since he implemented many aggressive New Deal policy in order to help the suffering economy.