Question

the great depression and the new deal exam
american history academic (part b) pva (acc.ed) (sp26) / the great de...

1. how would fdrs court-packing scheme have changed the supreme court?

it would have removed the four horsemen who were opposing the new deal from the court.
it would have put more democratic justices on the court.
it would have expanded the court by allowing the president to appoint new justices when existing justices turned 70.
it would have forced the court to approve pending new deal legislation.

Explanation:

FDR's court-packing proposal, officially called the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937, was designed to expand the Supreme Court. The plan allowed the president to appoint one new justice for each sitting justice who reached the age of 70 and did not retire, with a maximum of 6 additional justices. While the political goal was to add justices sympathetic to the New Deal (who would likely be Democratic), the direct structural change outlined in the scheme was expanding the Court via this appointment rule. The other options are either incorrect (removing justices, forcing approval) or indirect outcomes rather than the direct change of the scheme itself.

Answer:

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