Jefferson's Response to the Appointment of Members of the Defeated

question 8

Multiple Choice

Jefferson's response to the appointment of members of the defeated Federalist Party by Adams to the federal judiciary was a complaint that ______.

• A) the Federalists had "retired into the judiciary as a strong hold"
• B) those appointed to the federal bench by Adams were too old and viewed the job as a retirement of sorts
• C) he wanted to bring criminal charges against some of the men appointed to the judiciary by Adams but could not because of judicial immunity
• D) the judicial branch had exerted an unconstitutional independence

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