What was Roosevelt's primary argument with the Supreme Court?

A. It was controlled by the Republican Party.

B. It did not have any women on or minorities on it.

C. It consisted of nine men who were in a position to strike down the entire New

Deal.

D. It was not adhering to constitutional principles in its rulings.

In March 1937, Roosevelt criticized the Supreme Court in an appeal to the nation. He stated that, in addition to its proper functions, the Court has arrogated to itself the status of the third house of Congress - the `` super-legislative body,'' as one member of the Court called it. It reads in the Constitution words and meanings that are not there and which were never meant. For this reason, measures must be taken to save the Constitution from the Court and the Court from itself.

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The correct answer is D) It was not adhering to constitutional principles in its rulings.

What was Roosevelt's primary argument with the Supreme Court "It was not adhering to constitutional principles in its rulings."

President Franklin D. Roosevelt had been reelected but some of his New Deal programs lacked the proper support. He then thought a way to have more support by sending to Congress the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937. The plan in the mind of President Roosevelt was to add more justices to the Supreme Court and pass his New deal program. We have to take in mind that previously, the Court had ruled some New Deal legislation, unconstitutional.