Question

question 16 (1 point)
how would fdrs court - packing scheme have changed the supreme court?
o a it would have put more democratic justices on the court.
o b it would have expanded the court by allowing the president to appoint new justices when existing justices turned 70.
o c it would have removed the four horsemen who were opposing the new deal from the court.
o d it would have forced the court to approve pending new deal legislation.

Explanation:

FDR's court - packing scheme proposed adding a new justice to the Supreme Court for every justice over the age of 70. This would have allowed the president (FDR was a Democrat) to appoint more justices who were likely to support his New Deal policies.

• Option a: While more Democratic - leaning justices might have been appointed, the scheme was about the mechanism of expansion (based on age) rather than just putting more Democrats.
• Option c: It was not about removing existing justices (the Four Horsemen) but adding new ones.
• Option d: The court's approval of legislation is based on its judicial review process, and the scheme was about the composition of the court, not forcing approval.

Answer:

B. It would have expanded the Court by allowing the president to appoint new justices when existing justices turned 70.