Question

Which action is often viewed as the most serious attempt to undermine the independence of the judiciary?
(1 point)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan to reorganize the Supreme Court

appointment of Supreme Court justices to unlimited terms of office

periodic increases in the salaries of Supreme Court justices

power of Congress to confirm appointment of Supreme Court justices

Answer 1

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan to reorganize the Supreme Court.

(“Court-packing” was widely seen as an effort to undermine judicial independence by changing the Court’s composition for political ends.)