what was the “court-packing” plan? a. a plan devised by fdr to add new justices to the supreme court who would rule in favor of new deal legislation b. a plan devised by the chief justice of the supreme court to encourage justices who were over seventy years of age to retire c. a plan devised by enemies of fdr to add justices to the supreme court who would rule against new deal legislation d. a plan devised by speaker of the house to reduce the number of supreme court justices from nine to ...

A. Only the president could appoint someone as a justice, and it was fdr's plan to pack the court with people in his favor so the judicial branch couldn't get in his way.

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emilyadalex emilyadalex · Answer 2 · 2019-10-05T00:36:41+02:00

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a. A plan devised by FDR to add new justices to the supreme court who would rule in favor of new deal legislation

Explanation:

At the beginning of Franklin Roosevelt's terms, his New Deal programs did not get much support from the Supreme Court. As a response, in February 1937, Roosevelt proposed the Judicial Reform Bill, also called the “court-packing,” which would have allowed him to add more justices to the Supreme Court.

The plan proposed to appoint one new justice for every sitting justice aged 70 years or older, resulting in a total of 50 new judges with six of them on the Supreme Court. This way, Roosevelt would have more justices in favor of new deal legislation and would stop the Court from rejecting his programs.