Why Does The Supreme Court Have Nine Justices? - US 101
July 10, 2018
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as posted by the channelWhy does the Supreme Court consist of nine justices? How come there aren't ten or eight or six?
This week we'll find out how the Supreme Court got nine judges to sit on its bench. We'll learn how many justices first sat on the Supreme Court when it was first formed, how many times the number of justices changed, and why Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to "pack" the Supreme Court with 15 justices.
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