War and Peace, 1936–1950

The blow fell in January 1936. The farm recovery program suffered a setback when the Supreme Court declared the Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional. In a six-to-three decision, the Court ruled that government had no right to “regulate and control agriculture.” Speaking for the majority, Jus...

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Published inLong Green p. 162
Main Authors Eldred E. Prince, ROBERT R. SIMPSON
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Georgia Press 01.01.2013
Subjects
Agricultural economics
Agricultural products
Agricultural sciences
Agriculture
Agronomy
Behavioral sciences
Biological sciences
Business
Business administration
Cigar smoking
Cigarette smoking
Cigarettes
Corporate communications
Crop economics
Crop production
Crops
Economic disciplines
Economics
External corporate communications
Farm economics
Farming
Field crops
Human behavior
International politics
International relations
Marketing
Peacetime
Plant products
Political science
Politics
Recreational drug use
Specialty crops
Sustainable agriculture
Tobacco
Tobacco products
Tobacco smoking
Tobacco use
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Summary:The blow fell in January 1936. The farm recovery program suffered a setback when the Supreme Court declared the Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional. In a six-to-three decision, the Court ruled that government had no right to “regulate and control agriculture.” Speaking for the majority, Justice Owen J. Roberts, a Hoover appointee, stated that policies intended to reduce acreage or limit production were “outside the range of proper governmental powers.” Further, the processing taxes that forced manufacturers to pay parity prices and funded aaa benefits were “but a means to an unconstitutional end.” The verdict was clear: the aaa, the Kerr-Smith
ISBN:0820321761
9780820321769