Question

1. which constitutional issue concerned opponents of president franklin d. roosevelt’s court - packing effort?

◯ it would restrict individual rights.

◯ it would not allow people to elect judges.

◯ it would weaken the separation of powers.

◯ it would shift power from the states to the federal government.

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Explanation:

Franklin D. Roosevelt's "court - packing" plan aimed to add more justices to the Supreme Court. The separation of powers in the US government is between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. The Supreme Court is part of the judicial branch. By trying to influence the composition of the Supreme Court through adding justices, the executive branch (led by the President) would be encroaching on the independence of the judicial branch, thus weakening the separation of powers. The other options: restricting individual rights was not the main concern of the "court - packing" plan's critics; the plan had nothing to do with electing judges; and the plan was about the federal judiciary, not state - federal power shift.

Answer:

It would weaken the separation of powers.