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Issues

CategoryIssueAliasesPositionsCycles
AgricultureCrop insurance and storage reserves21936
AgricultureDrought and disaster relief for farmers11936
AgricultureFarm prices and agricultural surplusFarm relief (1920-1940); Farm subsidies (1950-)51932,1936
AgricultureFarm tenancy and access to land ownership11936
AgricultureOn-farm storage, warehouse receipts and commodity credit11936
AgriculturePlanned use of land and retirement of marginal farmland21932
AgricultureShort-term and marketing credit for agriculture11932
Banking & FinanceControl of credit expansion11932
Banking & FinanceFarm and home mortgage relief61932,1936
Banking & FinanceFederal guarantee of bank deposits11932
Banking & FinanceRegulation of banks and securities41932
Banking & FinanceRegulation of securities issuance and exchanges51932,1936
Civil Rights & RaceEqual rights and opportunity for Black Americans31932,1936
Civil Rights & RaceFederal anti-lynching legislation11936
Civil Service & AdministrationCivil service and patronage31932,1936
Corruption & ReformCampaign finance and lobbying11932
Crime & JusticeFederal action against organized crime and narcotics11932
Defense & MilitaryLevel of military spending11932
Defense & MilitaryNaval arms and disarmament21932
Diplomacy & International InstitutionsAdherence to the World Court21932
Diplomacy & International InstitutionsEuropean war debts and reparations71932,1936
Diplomacy & International InstitutionsInternational economic and monetary conferences21932
Diplomacy & International InstitutionsLeague of Nations and international organizations21932
Diplomacy & International InstitutionsNon-recognition of territorial gains by aggression (Stimson Doctrine)11932
Diplomacy & International InstitutionsPhilippine independence21932
Diplomacy & International InstitutionsPolicy toward Latin America and the Western Hemisphere31932,1936
Economy & Fiscal PolicyWho deserves credit for recovery (defense of record)11936
EducationChild welfare and schooling21932
EducationTeachers' loyalty oaths and academic freedom11936
Elections & SuffrageCommunism, radicalism and "alien isms" as a political issue31936
Energy & PowerPublic ownership of electric power41932,1936
Energy & PowerRegulation of utility rates and holding companies11932
Environment & ConservationConservation of natural resources21932,1936
Environment & ConservationReforestation and land policy11932
Executive PowerOverall role and scale of the federal government81932,1936
Executive PowerReorganization of the executive branch41932,1936
Executive PowerScope of executive power and delegated emergency authority0
Federal Budget & SpendingBalancing the federal budgetEconomy in government (1789-1932); Deficit reduction (1980-)51932,1936
Federal Budget & SpendingLevel of federal spending41932,1936
Federal–State RelationsAmending the Constitution to enlarge (or restrain) federal power31936
Government & InstitutionsIndependence of the Supreme Court31932,1936
HealthSickness and health insurance21932
ImmigrationRestriction of immigration21932
Industry, Business & RegulationAntitrust and concentration of economic power41932,1936
Industry, Business & RegulationConcentrated economic power vs. the average citizen (rhetorical framing)21936
Industry, Business & RegulationNational economic planningConcert of interests (1932); Industrial policy (1980-)31932,1936
Industry, Business & RegulationPublic ownership of major industries21932,1936
Infrastructure & Public WorksFlood control and river-basin development21936
Infrastructure & Public WorksHousing and slum clearance21932,1936
Infrastructure & Public WorksPublic works as employment policy71932
Labor & EmploymentChild labor21932
Labor & EmploymentDistribution of national income and purchasing power21932,1936
Labor & EmploymentMaintenance of wage levels in depression11932
Labor & EmploymentMinimum wages11936
Labor & EmploymentPublic employment offices21932
Labor & EmploymentRight to organize and bargain collectively41932,1936
Labor & EmploymentWorking hours and labor standards41932,1936
Money, Currency & CreditGold standard and currency basis41932,1936
Money, Currency & CreditPublic control of the central bank and money creation11936
Money, Currency & CreditRestoring the commodity price level (reflation)Sound money vs. inflation (1896-1940)11932
Prohibition & AlcoholNational Prohibition51932
Relief, Welfare & Social InsuranceDirect relief for the unemployedThe dole (1929-1940); Welfare (1960-)11936
Relief, Welfare & Social InsuranceFederal responsibility for relief41932
Relief, Welfare & Social InsuranceFederal youth work and education programs (CCC, NYA)21936
Relief, Welfare & Social InsuranceHow to finance old-age and unemployment insurance (contributory reserve vs. pay-as-you-go)Social Security payroll tax (1935-); Social Security solvency (1977-)31936
Relief, Welfare & Social InsuranceOld-age pensions and social insurance41932,1936
Relief, Welfare & Social InsurancePolitics and patronage in relief administration11936
Relief, Welfare & Social InsuranceUnemployment insurance31932,1936
TaxationIncome and inheritance tax progressivity41932,1936
TaxationLocal government consolidation and the tax burden on land21932
Trade & TariffsExecutive reciprocal trade agreements (1934 Act)Fast-track trade authority (1974-)21936
Trade & TariffsTariff levelsProtection (1789-1930); Free trade (1980-)71932,1936
TransportationFederal regulation of motor carriers0
TransportationRailroad regulation and consolidation21932
VeteransBenefits for disabled and service-connected veterans31932,1936
VeteransVeterans' bonus and benefits31932
War & PeaceNeutrality, arms embargoes and staying out of foreign warsIsolationism vs. intervention (1935-1941)21936