Why Did FDR Try to Change the Balance on the Supreme

question 85

Multiple Choice

Why did FDR try to change the balance on the Supreme Court?

• A) He feared the Supreme Court might invalidate the Wagner and Social Security acts.
• B) He was worried about being able to run for a third term as president.
• C) He needed the Court's support for upcoming war measures against Germany.
• D) He feared that the Supreme Court might invalidate the National Recovery Act or the Agricultural Adjustment Act.
• E) He feared that the Supreme Court might deem sit-down strikes unconstitutional.

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