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President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] tried to seize control of the Court in 1937 by expanding it with five new members. He had huge majorities in both houses of Congress—and only needed a simple majority to pass the new law—but conservative Democrats revolted and defeated his power grab.
President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] tried to seize control of the Court in 1937 by expanding it with five new members. He had huge majorities in both houses of Congress—and only needed a simple majority to pass the new law—but conservative Democrats revolted and defeated his power grab.
==Judicial activism==
Judicial activism is a growing problem in the United States, as judges seek to advance their own political ideologies and legislate from the bench rather than interpret the Constitution as written. The rise of judicial activism has coincided with the growing number of contentious and controversial judicial nominations in the U.S.<ref>Gramlich, John (March 7, 2018). [http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/03/07/federal-judicial-picks-have-become-more-contentious-and-trumps-are-no-exception/ Federal judicial picks have become more contentious, and Trump’s are no exception]. ''Pew Research Center''. Retrieved March 11, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/adviceanddissent_chapter.pdf The Struggle to Shape the Federal Judiciary]. ''Brookings Institution''. Retrieved March 11, 2018.</ref><ref>Wolfe, Christopher (March 3, 2006). [https://www.heritage.org/the-constitution/report/constitutional-interpretation-judicial-activism-the-transformation-judicial From Constitutional Interpretation to Judicial Activism: The Transformation of Judicial Review in America]. ''Heritage Foundation''. Retrieved March 11, 2018.</ref>
== Resources ==
== Resources ==
*''A History of the US; Book 4; The New Nation'' by Joy Hakim
* http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/constitutional.pdf
*''U.S. Government and Politics'' by Paul Soifer
[[Category:United States Government]]
[[Category:United States Government]]
[[Category:Judicial]]