The Federalists passed the Judiciary Act of 1801, which accomplished which of the following?
a. It fixed the number of justices of the Supreme Court at nine to ensure that the new President would be able to mold the federal judiciary.
b. It made an advisory council to the federal judiciary comprising all the chief justices of the state supreme courts.
c. It tied judges’ salaries to the number of cases filed.
d. It sharply raised the number of district and appellate courts and thereby created new judgeships for the outgoing Federalists to fill.
d. It sharply raised the number of district and appellate courts and thereby created new judgeships for the outgoing Federalists to fill.
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A) Hispanic males. B) Anglo females. C) African Americans. D) Anglos males. E) labor union members.
The Framers of the Constitution did not create a direct democracy because
A) it wasn't the best way to resist manipulative politicians. B) direct democracy had never been used before. C) the people had expressed support for a government similar to a monarchy. D) they were worried about the efficiency of ballot counting mechanisms. E) they believed the rights of the minority would be suppressed by the dominating majority.