President Franklin Roosevelt had issues with the Supreme Court when it found some of his programs unconstitutional. In an attempt to get his way, he tried to stack the high court with more justices who would side with him. Starting with your understanding of the balance of power in America's government, explain in a paragraph of 125 + words why was this a bad move on the part of Roosevelt

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Alec Berg

31 January, 18:53

President Franklin Roosevelt had issues with the Supreme Court when it found some of his programs unconstitutional. In an attempt to get his way, he tried to stack the high court with more justices who would side with him. Starting with your understanding of the balance of power in America's government, explain in a paragraph of 125 + words why was this a bad move on the part of Roosevelt

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Shaun Brandt · Answer 1

The powers work as a system of checks and balances, one branch keeps the other in check. Basically, Roosevelt was the head of the executive branch and the Judicial disliked what he did. Imagine now if all of the justices were against him, he could then just choose to increase the number of justices by double, and then + 1, and ensure that he always wins. It was a way for a single man to control two branches. He didn't double it, but he increased the number of justices to suit his needs.