22. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 22: Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal and its Critics

**Quiz for Document 22.3: Frank E. Gannett, Letter on Court Packing (1937)**

Quiz for Document 22.3: Frank E. Gannett, Letter on Court Packing (1937)

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

1. What did Frank E. Gannett believe was Roosevelt’s motivation for creating his “court packing” plan?

To make the justice system function more smoothly

To create a Supreme Court that would do his bidding

To create a more racially and ethnically diverse Supreme Court

To make the court larger in order to create more opportunities for debate

2. Frank E. Gannett warns Americans that, if Roosevelt succeeds in enlarging the Supreme Court, the president would be laying the groundwork for

eliminating the judicial branch of the government altogether.

disposing of the U.S. Constitution as the nation’s foundational document.

his plan to run for an unprecedented third term as president.

absolutism and complete dictatorial power in the United States.

3. Which of the following is true about Frank E. Gannett’s criticism of Roosevelt?

Gannett’s position was much more radical than most Americans’ opinions about the plan.

Many Americans agreed with Gannett’s arguments and Roosevelt’s plan failed.

Many Americans agreed with Gannett’s arguments but Roosevelt’s plan succeeded.

Gannett’s position was much more conservative than most Americans’ opinions about the plan.

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