In his first term several of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal reforms were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as an overreach of federal powers. What was the response of President Roosevelt to these Court rulings?

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President Roosevelt proposed a plan to increase the number of justices in the U.S. Supreme Court from nine to fifteen, allowing him to appoint six new justices who would be sympathetic to his New Deal programs. This plan, known as the "court-packing plan," was met with significant opposition and ultimately failed, but it showed that President Roosevelt was willing to take dramatic steps to push through his policies despite opposition from the Supreme Court.

In His First Term Several of President Franklin Roosevelt's New