Question

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What was the end result of the proposal illustrated in this cartoon?

No changes were made to the Supreme Court
Five new justices were added to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court failed to support New Deal programs
The position of Supreme Court justice became an appointed post

Answer 1

do you have any idea what the answer is?

Answer 2

not really

Answer 3

what do you think it is

Answer 4

knowing that will help me rule out choices

Answer 5

I'm not sure, I don't know anything about it.

Answer 6

I would ASSUME no changes were made because it seems like a dumb proposal, but it's probably a bit harder than that.

Answer 7

"On February 5, 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt proposed increasing the number of Supreme Court justices. His critics responded that the President was just trying to "pack the court" with people likely to support his agenda. Lots of political cartoons followed. This one, published in the Waterbury, Connecticut “Republican,” on the 14th of February that year, criticizes the court-packing plan by asking this question: "Do We Want A Ventriloquist Act In The Supreme Court?"" ~ https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/FDR-YOU-VE-GONE-TOO-FAR-People-Rule

Answer 8

So he proposed it and, supposedly, purposely tried to fill the court with people he could sway to support him... but what happened with the verdict?

Answer 9

I think this question all comes down to the verdict of that plan, right?

Answer 10

Uhm, it asks what the end result was.
Maybe this will help:

"The caption of this political cartoon during the New Deal Era is called “Do We Want A Ventriloquist Act In The Supreme Court?” This caption was made to mock President Roosevelt’s court packing strategy. Since we know that the president appoint the Supreme Court justice, he can appoint a justice that is in favor of his many New Deal Acts. The cartoon also showed the packed court justice are like dummies who are under FDR’s control. They can’t speak for themselves but speak for FDR when they all say ” Yes, Yes, Yes, we all vote yes!” in front of uncle Sam. It shows how FDR used America government system well to support his New Deal plan. He wanted to make sure that all his acts can be carried out to help the poor effectively." ~ http://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/his1005spring2011/2011/03/20/ventroliquist-supreme-court/

Answer 11

This is a strangely worded question....

Answer 12

I see a kind of key phrase of "appointed" so maybe D...

Answer 13

but they were appointed before this plan all happened and finalized, so I don't think that's an end result

Answer 14

i would think A

Answer 15

why would you say that, Zoe?

Answer 16

I mean like your reasoning for it

Answer 17

because of the lack of information that answer makes the most since to me

Answer 18

I don't think it's A or D.....

Answer 19

i mean you don't really find an end result so maybe nothing changed

Answer 20

yeah, it seems like the easiest conclusion based on the fact that my lesson doesn't even cover this topic and there's no information, period

Answer 21

The question mostly boils down to if he added people or not...

Answer 22

But did he? That I don't know. If he didn't add people, then nothing changed, right?

Answer 23

right

Answer 24

:Roosevelt’s reorganization plan was thus unnecessary, and in July the Senate struck it down by a vote of 70 to 22."

Based on this article, http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roosevelt-announces-court-packing-plan, I don't think he added any...

Answer 25

"With the retirement of Justice Willis Van Devanter, the Court's composition began to move solidly in support of Roosevelt's legislative agenda. In the end Roosevelt had lost the battle for the Judiciary Reorganization Bill but won the war for control of the Supreme Court in a constitutional way. Since he managed to serve in office for more than twelve years he got the chance to appoint eight of the nine Justices of the Court. Former Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist noted that in this way the Constitution provides for ultimate responsibility of the Court to the political branches of government." ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Deal

Answer 26

There's also another article with the headline "Roosevelt's losing battle to pack the Supreme Court"

Answer 27

this is a strange question .-.

Answer 28

Indeed. O_O

Answer 29

I can redo the quiz if I get it wrong, but this question is also worth 4 points and I'd like to not have to do the quiz over again as it's 25 questions in total.

Answer 30

i would say go with your gut on this one

Answer 31

my gut says A but I'm just not able to trust something when it's a 1/4th chance I'll get it right.

Answer 32

does anyone think we could try eliminating some answers?

Answer 33

that makes sense

Answer 34

in all instances I've researched and read, Roosevelt's plan failed. So he wouldn't have added 5 new justices.
So I think B is out.

Answer 35

likewise, D is out because Supreme Court justice was always an appointed position, not just as an effect of Roosevelt's plan.

Answer 36

so now I'm stuck between A and C

Answer 37

@Keigh2015

Answer 38

Some of the New Deal programs are still in existence today...

Answer 39

Yeah, I see that. That was a huge changing point for the country, but I don't see how it involves this question...

Answer 40

If they didn't support New Deal programs, I don't think they would be in existence.....Or would they? I'm not the most educated in that topic.

Answer 41

if who didn't support it, the court?

Answer 42

Yep :P

Answer 43

Well, I actually found this:
"The Judiciary Act of 1789 established a Supreme Court with one chief justice and five associate justices. The act further defined the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to include appellate jurisdiction in larger civil cases and cases in which state courts ruled on federal statutes. "

That seems to me, to state that there WERE 5 new justices added.
However, the Supreme Court as a whole was established by the Constitution.

Answer 44

"In 1936, the New Deal began to face its first major challenges. The U.S. Supreme Court declared the NRA and parts of the AAA unconstitutional. Roosevelt countered the following year by proposing to expand the size of the Court from nine to 15 justices. As president, he would have the power to appoint all six of these new justices. He was certain to select judges who would support the New Deal. However, Roosevelt's court-packing plan never came to pass. The Supreme Court began ruling in favor of the New Deal, and soon some of the sitting justices began to retire. Roosevelt was thus able to appoint New Deal supporters without expanding the size of the court. Nevertheless, some historians consider the court-packing plan the low point of Roosevelt's presidency. "

So Roosevelt challenged and lost...