USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s response to Supreme Court decisions that declared several New Deal laws unconstitutional was to
A
ask Congress to limit the Court’s jurisdiction
B
propose legislation to increase the size of the Court
C
demand the resignation of several justices
D
ignore the Court’s rulings
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The bill came to be known as Roosevelt’s “court-packing plan", a phrase coined by Edward Rumely. In November 1936, Roosevelt won a sweeping re-election victory. In the months following, he proposed to reorganize the federal judiciary by adding a new justice each time a justice reached age 70 and failed to retire.

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