List two ways FDR increased citizen participation in government.

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FDR brought in a group of advisers, many of whom were college professors who were new to government. But they had ideas, intelligence, and a desire to help the country.
FDR shared power. He included in government people from groups that had generally been excluded before: women (including the first woman cabinet member), blacks (he appointed more African Americans to government office than earlier presidents), and others.
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