Republicans argued that the government had to act to pull the country out of the Depression; Democrats objected to enlarging the scope of government and intruding into the economy.

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Historically, during the Great Depression, it was the Democrats, particularly under President Franklin D. Roosevelt with his New Deal policies, who argued for increased government intervention to pull the country out of the Depression. Republicans were more likely to object to expanding the government's role in the economy.

Republicans Argued That the Government Had to Act to Pull