President Roosevelt tried to "pack the court" because of some reasons. First, several conservative<span> justices were inclined to declare parts of his program the "New Deal" as unconstitutional. Also, h</span>is move to increase the size of the Supreme Court was not permitted by the Congress. Lastly, he was criticized for undermining the independence of the court.<span> </span>
If you were asked to write a summary of the 1968 presidential election, you would want to focus on "Hubert Humphrey, since he was the candidate who lost the election to Nixon.