franklin d. roosevelt was president of the united states in 1938.
who was president of the united states in 1938?
franklin d. roosevelt
franklin d. roosevelt's election as president in 1932 marked a shift in power towards the presidency. numerous new deal initiatives were proposed from the white house and sent to congress for approval, rather than legislation originating in congress. during the long administration of president franklin d. roosevelt (1933 to 1945), the democratic party controlled both houses of congress. as a result, the democrats obtained 60 of the 96 existing senate seats and 318 of the existing 435 house seats; hence the party now controlled two-thirds of congress. the democrats would continue to main this two-thirds control for the next six years. while the democrats still managed to maintain control of congress after the 1938 elections, the republicans––taking advantage of the recession of 1937––were able to gain 81 seat in the house of representatives and 6 seats in the senate after the election, making it difficult for the democrats to continue expanding new deal programs. despite the republican gains, the 1938 elections maintained a 72% democratic majority in the senate and a 60% democratic majority in the house. since the filibuster rule applies only in the senate, democrats maintained a filibuster-proof majority after the 1938 elections despite having lost 6 seats. republicans gained the psychological satisfaction of making a credible comeback––from oblivion––in the 1938 elections, but the democrats maintained solid numbers. during this time, republicans and conservative democrats from the south (who were backed by vice president john nance garner) formed a unity known as the conservative coalition and were able to reduce the two-thirds majority of new dealers on the united states house committee on rules; hence the two-thirds "rule-change" requirement was erased for the new dealers. the 1938 congressional election also saw the reduction of new dealers on united states house committee on ways and means as well.
history of the united states congress
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bullet::::- 1938 united states senate elections





























bullet::::- united states senate election in south carolina, 1938





























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bullet::::- 1938 new zealand general election





























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bullet::::- 1938 chilean presidential election
list of elections in 1938