Why did Roosevelt want to change the number of Supreme Court justices from 9 to 15? a) He wanted to appoint 6 new justices who supported New deal programs. b) He wanted to balance the court by appointing more Republican justices. c) He felt the importance of the decisions the court made were too much for 9 justices. d) He hoped to settle disputes that were occurring between the 9 justices.
Roosevelt wanted to change the number of Supreme Court justices from 9 to 15 because he wanted to appoint 6 new justices who supported New Deal programs.
Most of the New Deal programs were found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. To circumvent that Roosevelt tried to pack the court with justices which would have been in favor of his policies.
