Question

In 1937 … (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) a. the threat of FDR’s "court packing plan" may have been the catalyst that led the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution in a new way: one that gave the federal government unprecedented levels of constitutional authority to regulate the economy and create the modern welfare state. b. the Supreme Court continued to insist the that federal government has no constitutional authority to regulate economic production. c. the Twentieth and Twenty-first Amendments were enacted, thus granting the federal government unprecedented levels of constitutional authority to regulate the economy and create the modern welfare state. d. FDR started his second term in office with an incredibly high percentage of seats in the House (69%) and Senate (82%) held by members of his Democratic Party. e. the Supreme Court held that the federal government can never have constitutional authority to spend money merely for benefiting particular groups in need (e.g., the elderly, poor children, or the disabled).

Answer 1

Answer: Option A and Option D

Explanation:

Option A is correct because it was in 1937 that the supreme Court had to interpret the Constitution in a new way: one that gave the federal government unprecedented levels of constitutional authority to regulate the economy and create the modern welfare state due to the threat of FDR's "court packing plan"

Option D is correct because it was in 1937 that started his second term in office with an incredibly high percentage of seats in the House (69%) and Senate (82%) held by members of his Democratic Party