Questioning the Constitutionality of the New Deal
Political cartoonist Harry E. Homan (1899–1940) questioned the constitutionality of the National Recovery Administration (NRA), a key component of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, in his 1935 satirical cartoon. A blue eagle, the symbol of the NRA, is pictured trying to read the word “Constitution” from an eye chart. The Act established minimum wages and allow industries to set price floors to prevent “destructive competition.”
Political cartoonist Harry E. Homan (1899–1940) questioned the constitutionality of the National Recovery Administration (NRA), a key component of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, in his 1935 satirical cartoon. A blue eagle, the symbol of the NRA, is pictured trying to read the word “Constitution” from an eye chart. The Act established minimum wages and allow industries to set price floors to prevent “destructive competition.”