WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Certain New Deal laws were declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court on the grounds that neither commerce nor taxing provisions of the Constitution granted the federal government authority to regulate industry or to undertake social and economic reform.

Detailed explanation-2: -The New Deal also faced a lot of opposition from the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court took its stance from a legal viewpoint and in 1935 it effectively declared the National Recovery Administration (NRA) illegal.

Detailed explanation-3: -During Roosevelt’s first term, the Supreme Court struck down several New Deal measures as being unconstitutional.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1936, the Supreme Court declared the AAA to be unconstitutional, stating, “a statutory plan to regulate and control agricultural production, [is] a matter beyond the powers delegated to the federal government". The AAA was replaced by a similar program that did win Court approval.

Detailed explanation-5: -Specifically attacked was the use of Congress’s Taxing and Spending power undergirding the program. On January 6, 1936, the Supreme Court ruled the AAA unconstitutional by a 6–3 margin. Associate Justice Roberts again delivered the opinion of a divided court, agreeing with those challenging the tax.