Because of the New Deal, the government has taken a huge role in the economy. This is something that simply was not the case before the New Deal. Ashley Kannan | Middle School Teacher | (Level 3) Distinguished Educator.Posted on. (Answer #2). The role of government during FDR's New Deal was an expansive one.President Roosevelt understood government's role as one to provide relief, recovery, and reform to the nation's economic institutions that had failed after years of governmental non-intervention.Answer #1). The New Deal changed the role of government completely. Before the New Deal, government had essentially no role in steering the economy or in providing for the people. After the New Deal, the government has come to play a huge role in both of these things.