Question

How did Franklin D. Roosevelt's court packing plan seek to change the makeup of the Supreme Court?

Answer 1

C. by expanding the nine-member court with up to six more judges.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) by expanding the nine-member Court with up to six more judges.

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s court-packing plan sought to change the makeup of the Supreme Court by expanding the nine-member Court with up to six more judges.

Rosevelt announced his intention to expand the Supreme Court with six more members to have 15. The announcement was made on February 5, 1937. The Bill name was The Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937, and Rosevelt’s main goal was to obtain the support of the Supre Court for his New Deal program. The Bill was never voted.