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QuizMultiple Choice

The New Deal

Question 2 • [HSSUS] US History, Sem 1 (26-27)

How did critics view the judicial reform bill under Roosevelt?

Answer
A
They thought that it would weaken the presidency and strengthen the court.
B
They felt that it was an attempt to gain influence on the Supreme Court.
C
They viewed it as a way to take power away from the government and give it to the people.
D
They thought that it would bring an end to the programs created by the New Deal.

Explanation

Roosevelt’s judicial reform bill proposed adding justices to the Supreme Court, which could have allowed him to appoint judges more likely to support his policies. Critics viewed the proposal as an attempt to gain influence over the Supreme Court, rather than as a neutral reform. That matches choice B.

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