FDR and Court Packing: A challenge to separation of powers

1. FDR and Court Packing:A challenge to separation of powers

2. How do you become a Supreme Court Justice? The president appoints all Supreme Court Justices However, the Senate must approve of the president�s appointment before someone can become a justice. This is an example of checks and balances!

3. Supreme Court ( the judiciary) Finish this sentence: The role of the Supreme Court is to decide- - guilt or innocence whether a law is constitutional if an elected official should be impeached how much you should pay in taxes

4. The Supreme Court decides: WHETHER A LAW IS CONSTITUTIONAL! Did the New Deal consist of laws? YES! Congress passed hundreds of laws when creating the New Deal Program How many justices serve on the Supreme Court? -9 How long do they serve? -for life or until retirement

5. The Supreme Court ruled that some New Deal programs like the NRA (National Recovery Act) and the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration) violated the constitution by setting wage and price limits. FDR sees the Supreme Court as the enemy of the New Deal

6. 1937: FDR proposes that when a Justice reaches age 70, the President should be allowed to add another Justice! Under this plan, the maximum # of Justices would be 15

7. FDR says this will help the �workload of aging Justices.� NOBODY BELIEVES HIM! FDR is trying to �pack the Court� with justices who will approve his New Deal programs. Americans see this as a violation of our system of separation of powers.

8. The public and Congress say no! FDR gets his first major defeat. Separation of powers is maintained! The # of Justices remains at 9. Congress will eventually pass a law to make this official.

9. Some say Roosevelt is acting like a dictator. Roosevelt is elected four times and is president for 13 years! This will lead to the 22nd Amendment ( 1951) : A president can only serve two terms. Period.

10. The Supreme Court starts to support the New Deal and find that most new programs do not violate the Constitution. FDR appoints several justices because he is president from 1933-1945 !

11. Analyze the following cartoons: Be prepared to discuss the message of the cartoon, as well as the symbols and answers to your questions with the rest of the class.

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