The wealthiest citizens of ancient Rome were "patricians"--meaning literally "fathers". These people were not only the wealthiest but had by far the most political sway of any other social group.
President Hoover believe that the federal government should stay out of the affairs of the people, and did next to nothing in regards to the suffering of the people in yeb Great Depression.
<span>On February 5, 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt announces a controversial plan to expand the Supreme Court, to as many as 15 judges, just to make it more efficient. Critics immediately charged that Roosevelt was trying to “pack” the court and thus neutralize Supreme Court justices hostile to his New Deal.</span>