Question

5. FDR’S Court packing Plan is best described:

a. Restructure the Supreme Court
b. Replace Federal Judges to pass certain laws
c. Replace Judges or add judges to pass New Deal Programs
d. Restructure the Judicial Branch to pass new laws to help out Americans
during the Great Depression.

Answer 1

FDR’S Court packing Plan is best described: Replace Judges or add judges to pass New Deal Programs

Answer: Option C

Step-by-step explanation:

Court Packing Plan or the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill was passed by President Roosevelt to add more judges to the Supreme Court. The aim of adding new judges was to obtain favorable rulings for New Deal Programs that were otherwise considered to be unconstitutional.

The main provision of the bill was to allow the President to add a maximum of 6 judges to the Supreme Court. The President took advantage of the fact that a specific size of the court was not defined and so he had the power to change it.