His plan would disrupt the checks and balances of the government
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By expanding the nine-member Court with up to six more Justices
the plan would give roosevelt more power by putting more of his supporters on the supreme court (APEX)
President Franklin Roosevelt had a key and new idea which would have allowed many of his controversial laws to pass. FDR wanted to increase the number of Supreme Court Justices which shared his own ideas. This socalled "packing the Court" idea failed to materialize.
It weakened public support for new legislation.
the supreme court began ruling in favor of new deal programs.