Why Did President Franklin D

question 98

Multiple Choice

Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt suggest the appointment of additional justices to the bench of the U.S. Supreme Court for every sitting justice over age 70?

• A) He wanted to ensure that his programs would be upheld by the Supreme Court.
• B) He was concerned about the excessive workload of the elderly justices.
• C) He wanted to capture the power of the Supreme Court as a first step to consolidating federal power.
• D) He believed that a nation the size of the United States needed a larger Supreme Court.

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Price

The cost at which the amount of a product that buyers want to purchase matches the amount sellers are willing to offer, leading to a balanced market situation.

Labor Market

The market in which individuals offer their labor to employers in exchange for wages, showing the relationship between the supply of labor and the demand for it.

Marginal Product

The additional output that is produced by employing one more unit of a factor of production, keeping all other inputs constant.

Fourth Worker

In the context of diminishing returns, it could refer to a point where adding an additional worker leads to a lesser increase in output.