People during the Great depression responded generally in three ways, those three ways being the conservative response, The liberal response, and the radical response.
The conservative response: during the great depression people were self-reliant and they excepted change but only in moderation, they were opposed to larger governmental efforts.
The liberal response: in this response people focused on protecting their individual liberty from the government they believed that less government was better. their views changed when businesses rose, they believed that the government should be active during the progressive era.
The radical response: people had very little patience for a status quo, in the 1930s socialist and communist attracted supporters with calls for radical change, they wanted to change the government from capitalism to communism.
The main idea of the Trail of Tears in 1838 and 1839 was to force the Cherokee nation to give up its land in the Mississippi river and migrate to present Oklahoma, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, this way the white settlers could grow cotton on the Indians land. It is important to learn about it to enforce the laws and protect the rest of the indigenous civilization in modern days
The Constitution provides a system of checks and balances designed to avoid the tyranny of any one branch. Most important actions require the participation of more than once branch of government. For example, Congress passes laws, but the President can veto them.
