FDR attempted to "pack" the Supreme Court because he __________
A) knew opposing the Supreme Court would unite his disparate Democratic party
B) knew opposing the Supreme Court would win him bipartisan support and national approval
C) saw the Supreme Court's interference with the New Deal as unconstitutional and sought to remedy it
D) wanted to remove the final and most powerful threat to his New Deal by replacing judges who opposed its programs
E) wanted to create a Democratic Supreme Court to ensure his legacy as the president who saved America
Answer: D
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Plains Indians altered their environment by ____________.
A. the depletion of herds B. growing irrigated crops C. periodically setting fire to tall-grass prairies D. trading tools, cloth, and tobacco
Simón Bolívar freed southern South America from Spanish rule and became dictator of Chile.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following was in dispute between Mexico and the United States in 1845?
a. the status of the land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande b. the status of slavery in Texas c. the future of California d. the fate of Protestant missionaries in Mexico