Question

why did president franklin d. roosevelt propose a \court - packing plan\ to add justices to the supreme court during his presidency?
a. the court declared executive order 9066, which allowed for the internment of japanese americans during the second world war, to be unconstitutional.
b. the court declared the social security administration and the works progress administration, two important new deal programs, to be unconstitutional.
c. the court declared executive order 9981, which began the process of integrating the armed forces during the second world war, to be unconstitutional.
d. the court declared the national industrial recovery act and the agricultural adjustment act, two important new deal policies, to be unconstitutional.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Executive Order 9066 was related to Japanese American internment, but the court - packing plan was before WWII (the internment was during WWII), so this is incorrect.
• Option B: The Social Security Administration and Works Progress Administration were not the main New Deal programs declared unconstitutional that led to the court - packing plan.
• Option C: Executive Order 9981 (integrating armed forces) was by Truman, not related to Roosevelt's court - packing plan.
• Option D: The Supreme Court declared the National Industrial Recovery Act and the Agricultural Adjustment Act (key New Deal programs) unconstitutional. Roosevelt wanted to add justices to get more favorable rulings for his New Deal, so this is the correct reason.

Answer:

D. The court declared the National Industrial Recovery Act and the Agricultural Adjustment Act, two important New Deal policies, to be unconstitutional.