FDR not only strengthened the office of the presidency, he tried to dominate the other branches of government. He was relatively successful during his first administration, in , but unsuccessful during his second, in .

FDR not only strengthened the office of the presidency, he tried to dominate the other branches of government. He was relatively successful during his first administration, in getting congress to pass this legislative proposals, but unsuccessful during his second, in reshaping the Supreme Court.