Question

Which action is often viewed as the most serious attempt to undermine the independence of the judiciary? (1 point) Responses President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan to reorganize the Supreme Court President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan to reorganize the Supreme Court appointment of Supreme Court justices to unlimited terms of office appointment of Supreme Court justices to unlimited terms of office periodic increases in the salaries of Supreme Court justices periodic increases in the salaries of Supreme Court justices power of Congress to confirm appointment of Supreme Court justices

Answer 1

The action that is often viewed as the most serious attempt to undermine the independence of the judiciary is **President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan to reorganize the Supreme Court**. This plan, known as the "court-packing" scheme, aimed to expand the Supreme Court by adding justices for every sitting justice over the age of 70, which was seen as an attempt to influence the court's decisions and was widely criticized as a threat to judicial independence.