Philosophies+of+Hoover+and+Roosevelt

__**Do Now**__

"During times of economic crisis it is NOT the responsibility of the federal government to help the people. The people should help themselves."

1. Write your name on the post-it note. 2. Read the statement above and stick your post-it to the barometer line on the board that ranges from //strongly disagree, disagree, not sure, agree,// and //strongly agree.// 3. Once you've put your post-it on the board, justify why you chose what you chose.

Go to the textbook and use the worksheet to find information on the background of Presidents Hoover (p. 690) and Roosevelt (p. 700).
 * Opener**



__**Quotes**__


 * Analyze** these two quotes: one from Hoover and one from Roosevelt. Mark up the quote and put it in your own words. **Summarize** how the quote shows either Hoover's or Roosevelt's point of view of the role of government in helping the public.

Hoover: "Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive [declaration]. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body - the producers and consumers themselves."

Roosevelt: "I believe that the Government...can act as a check or counterbalance...so as to secure the chance to work and the safety of savings to men and women, rather than safety of exploitation to the exploiter, safety of manipulation to the financial manipulators, safety of unlicensed power to those who would guess to the bitter end with the welfare and property of another people."

__**Wrap-Up:**__
 * Go back to the barometer line, and using what you've learned, move your post-it note on the line to either the //Agree// or //Disagree// side. //Not sure// is no longer an option.
 * Explain why you moved your post-it note. If you did not move your post-it note, explain why.