Franklin Delano Roosevelt's [“FDR”] “New Deal” set a precedent for the expansion of presidential power and the rise of a new cooperative federalism in the United States [“US »]. Most people saw him as unifying the country by taking enormous responsibility for the American national government establishing and defining national policies and "American" standards. These government rules and regulations, at the time, were previously considered "unconstitutional" because they blurred the lines of power and responsibilities of the U.S. national and state governments. In 1930, as Americans faced the Great Depression, FDR recognized the opportunity for change. He thought the national government should intervene. However, President Hoover was determined to protect the separation of state and national powers and responsibilities. FDR campaigned diligently for the presidency, radically appealing to the American people to be a candidate who would force the national government to intercede and actively participate in the American economy to provide relief, recovery, and reform to the American public. He consistently presented his recovery plan with an optimistic, encouraging approach and personal charisma, which ultimately helped him defeat Hoover in November 1932. However, by the time Roosevelt took office in March 1933, he was faced with the greatest crisis in American history since the Civil War. There were about 14 million, or 25 percent, Americans who were unemployed, 9 million who had lost all of their savings, and several million who had lost their homes as hundreds of banks closed. FDR came to power with a passionate and zealous attitude. -charge the mind. He immediately called an emergency session of Congress and held...... middle of paper ......for federal law enforcement to enforce their states' laws and protect their borders . Although FDR's New Deal helped him be remembered as the president who forever changed federalism in the United States, he is remembered as the greatest man to ever serve as president of the United States. -United of America. He was elected president four times, an unprecedented number. Never before and never since has one man changed the hope, dignity and equality of Americans. The New Deal was the greatest achievement of any American president and is the standard by which all other American presidents are judged. The radical shift of power from the states to the national government was inevitable. As America continues to grow and develop, so does the need for a more unified, comprehensive, effective and efficient government that protects the freedoms and rights of all its citizens...