Question

What was the “court-packing” plan? A. a plan devised by FDR to add new justices to the Supreme Court who would rule in favor of New Deal legislation B. a plan devised by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to encourage justices who were over seventy years of age to retire C. a plan devised by enemies of FDR to add justices to the Supreme Court who would rule against New Deal legislation D. a plan devised by Speaker of the House to reduce the number of Supreme Court justices from nine to six

Answer 1

The answer is A. a plan devised by FDR to add new justices to the Supreme Court who would rule in favor of New Deal legislation.
Back then, the new deal legislation involved a lot of controversial issue regarding the allocation of power to the central government. In order for this legislation to be favored, Frank Delano Roosevelt had to change the current justices position and changed it into the younger and more progressive justices.

Answer 2

I believe it would be a.
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