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FDR's Court-Packing Plan Backfires (1937)

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Impacts and consequences of FDR's court-packing plan

This chapter explores the consequences of FDR's court-packing plan on his team and the Democratic Party, highlighting internal dissent, the divided nature of the party, and the potential miscalculation in weakening the Supreme Court's independence. It also notes that the reform window closed during Roosevelt's second term, leaving only the New Deal reforms from his first term as his lasting legacy.

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