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FDR's Court-Packing Plan & Economic Impact

Explore FDR's failed push to expand Supreme Court, Keynesian Economics, Roosevelt Recession & impact on social safety net. Discussion questions on Supreme Court's power, justice tenure, and replacement process. Learn about economy under govt. spending cuts and New Deal safeguards.

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FDR's Court-Packing Plan & Economic Impact

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  1. The New Deal’s Legacy Ch 10.3

  2. Thursday, April 5, 2012 • Understand the court packing plan, Keynesian Economics, Roosevelt Recession and Social Safety Net.

  3. Discussion Questions • How powerful is the Supreme Court? • What is the source of their power? • How long is a Supreme Court justice in power? • How are they replaced?

  4. Background info: Don’t write this down! • FDR goes too far… • Angry that the Supreme Court ruled the AAA and NRA unconstitutional, FDR tried to overpower the court. • He asked the Congress to expand the court from 9 to 15 justices so he could appoint 6 more!

  5. Court-Packing Plan • FDR wanted to expand the Supreme Court so he could appoint 6 more justices that would be in favor of the New Deal, but it was a huge political mistake.

  6. Discussion Questions… • What would happen to the economy if the government cut spending? • Gov’t jobs would have to be cut: Teachers, Firefighters, Police, etc. • What affect would this have on the economy?

  7. The Roosevelt Recession • FDR cut spending on the WPA and PWA believing the economy was back, but the economy plummeted and unemployment increased.

  8. Keynesian Economics • The New Deal was based on Keynesian Economics which argued gov’t has to spend heavily during a recession, even if it uses deficit spending, to jump start the economy.

  9. The Safety Net • The New Deal created safeguards to protect the average American from economic disaster and changed American’s attitude on the role of gov’t.

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