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Positions (5)

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Cycle	Candidate	Issue	Position	Kind	Strength	Attribution	Ev.	Verdict
1936	Alf Landon	Independence of the Supreme Court	An independent Supreme Court secure from executive or legislative invasion; maintain the balance between States and nation	pledge_forward	directional_stance	candidate_direct	A	not_applicable
1936	Alf Landon	National economic planning	End federal regimentation: no revival of NRA or AAA controls, no more emergency powers over production, wages and hours	pledge_forward	directional_stance	candidate_direct	A	not_applicable
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Amending the Constitution to enlarge (or restrain) federal power	Meet constitutional obstacles by 'clarifying amendment' -- and say nothing about the Supreme Court	pledge_forward	directional_stance	party_platform	B	broken?
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Working hours and labor standards	Shorter hours, higher wages, end child labor and sweatshops	pledge_forward	directional_stance	candidate_direct	A	kept
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Working hours and labor standards	Revive the NRA's principles 'by one device or another' (imputed; the President would not say)	pledge_forward	directional_stance	imputed_uncorrected	C	kept