The reaction to Roosevelt’s court-packing plan seemed to indicate the American public’s view that
a. the size of the Court should not be altered to influence its decisions.
b. the Court was too far behind the changing times to be relevant.
c. the judiciary was an extraneous and intrusive body.
d. Congress should have more influence over the Supreme Court.
e. the judiciary was the weakest branch of the government.
ANS: A
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