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Opposition to the New Deal — Cumulative exam

Question 20 • S1S-OC: US History A (E1202 - AG)

President Franklin Roosevelt’s judicial reform bill would have allowed him to

Answer
A
reject a Supreme Court decision by protesting to Congress.
B
decide which laws the Supreme Court could review.
C
appoint as many as six additional Supreme Court justices.
D
approve each of the nine current Supreme Court justices.

Explanation

Roosevelt’s 1937 judicial reform bill, often called the court-packing plan, would have let him add a justice for each sitting justice over age 70½, up to six additional justices. The proposal was intended to change the Court’s composition after it struck down parts of his New Deal. Therefore, the correct choice is “appoint as many as six additional Supreme Court justices.”

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