fdr and court packing : a challenge to separation of powers
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FDR and Court Packing : A challenge to separation of powers. 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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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FDR and Court Packing:A challenge to separation of
powers
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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!
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Supreme Court
• The Supreme Court decides:– WHETHER A LAW IS CONSTITUTIONAL!
Did the New Deal consist of laws?- YES! Congress passed many 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
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Supreme Court attacks the New Deal Programs
• 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
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Court Packing Scheme
• 1937: FDR proposes that for every Justice who reaches the age of 70, the President should be allowed to add another Justice!
• Under this plan, the maximum # of Justices would be 15
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Court Packing Scheme• FDR is trying to “pack the Court”
with justices who will stop “messing” with his New Deal
programs!• Americans see this as a violation
of our system of separation of powers and violation of checks and balances.
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Court Packing Scheme
• The public and Congress say no!
• Separation of powers is maintained! The # of Justices remains at 9.
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Court Packing
• 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.
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1. What is the Supreme Court doing to the New Deal programs?
2. How did FDR propose to deal with this problem?3. How did his solution violate the Constitution?
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Explain how one qualifies to become a justice under FDR?
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What is the main idea of this cartoon?
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Legacy/Impact of the New Deal
• New Deal increased the role of the government. We moved away from the policy of laissez faire. Government began to be more involved in social and economic issues.
• New Deal increased the size of the government.
• Some programs like SSA, FDIC, SEC are still in existence today.