F. D. R.'s Power

Some of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs were declared unconstitutional when the Supreme Court help that they -

• required U.S. cooperation with foreign nations

• prevented equal access to the judicial system

• granted privileges to religious organizations

• infringed on powers reserved to the states

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18B

Which constitutional amendment did the Supreme Court use as a basis of this ruling?

• First

• Tenth

• Fourteenth

• Twenty-Sixth

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18B

President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed an increase in the number of Supreme Court justices because the Court ruled against -

• the gold standard

• some New Deal programs

• internment camps

• some rationing programs

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19B

Which speaker expresses the main argument against President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court?

• Speaker 1

• Speaker 2

• Speaker 3

• Speaker 4

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19B

Many members of Congress disagreed with President Roosevelt's proposed solution to the problem described above because -

• the Constitution required hearings to confirm judicial appointments

• Supreme Court justices were subject to term limits

• the power of the executive branch would increase

• the time required for judicial proceedings would increase

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19B