Question

1. Which statements about Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to add

justices to the Supreme Court are accurate?
Choose TWO correct responses.
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CLEAR ALL
Supreme Court justices were subject to term
limits
It would prevent New Deal programs ability to
move forward
The power of the executive branch would
increase
The Supreme Court had ruled against some of
the New Deal programs.
The power of the legislative branch would
decrease
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Answer 1

Two accurate statements about Roosevelt's court-packing plan are that it was proposed after the Supreme Court ruled against New Deal programs, and it would have increased the power of the executive branch by allowing Roosevelt to appoint additional justices. The correct answer is option 2. and 3.

Step-by-step explanation:

Two accurate statements about Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to add justices to the Supreme Court are:

1. The Supreme Court had ruled against some of the New Deal programs. This was a significant reason for Roosevelt's proposal to reorganize the judiciary, as he faced several setbacks with his New Deal legislation being declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
2. The power of the executive branch would increase. If Roosevelt's Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937 had passed, it would have allowed him to appoint up to six new Supreme Court Justices, thereby increasing the executive branch's influence over the judiciary.

Roosevelt's court-packing scheme was widely criticized as an overreach of executive power and ultimately failed to pass through Congress, despite his initial justification being the Court's workload and the ages of the justices.