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title: "Why did President Roosevelt attempt to \"pack\" the Supreme Court?"  
description: "Why did President Roosevelt attempt to \"pack\" the Supreme Court?"  
author: "James ann"  
published: 2018-05-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42361/why-did-president-roosevelt-attempt-to-pack-the-supreme-court  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did President Roosevelt attempt to "pack" the Supreme Court?

Why did [President Roosevelt](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42170/what-was-president-roosevelt-s-good-neighbor-policy) attempt to "pack" the [Supreme Court](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41851/how-did-the-supreme-court-rule-regarding-the-espionage-act)?\
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