In 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt's call to expand the Supreme Court came from
A. a Democratic plan to gain permanent control of the federal government.
B. his opinion that the Court needed to review a larger number of cases.
C. a desire not to have to choose between two different popular candidates for chief justice.
D. his desire to change the ideological balance of the Court.
E. complaints by several justices that they were being overworked.
Answer: D
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