What was the purpose of President Franklin Roosevelt's Judiciary Reorganization Bill of 1937?
Responses
A To allow the President to impeach Supreme Court justices whose rulings were unjust
B To have Supreme Court justices run for re-election so that the courts are regulated by the will of the people
C To take away the power of "judicial review" so that the Supreme Court could not overrule parts of the New Deal legislation
D To allow the President to add new members of the Supreme Court for every justice who was over the age of 70, which would give him greater control
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D To allow the President to add new members of the Supreme Court for every justice who was over the age of 70, which would give him greater control