The Judiciary Act of 1801

question 30

Multiple Choice

The Judiciary Act of 1801:

• A) created three new positions on the Supreme Court
• B) was the first act passed by the Republicans
• C) allowed federal judges to be impeached under the Sedition Act
• D) was the legacy of the Federalists as they left office
• E) was vetoed by President Jefferson

Analyze and factor higher-degree polynomials to find their roots.

Apply the basic principles of algebra to solve geometric problems.

Understand the relationship between the zeros of polynomial functions and their factored forms.

Apply algebraic methods to analyze and solve problems involving projectile motion.

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Definitions:

Civil Rights Legislation

Legislation that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, aiming to protect the rights of all citizens to political and social freedom and equality.

Unconstitutional

describes actions, laws, or policies that violate the constitution or are not permissible under the constitution's framework.

Separate-but-equal Doctrine

A legal principle that justified racial segregation, claiming that separate facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional if they were equal in quality; declared unconstitutional by Brown v. Board of Education (1954).

Equal Protection Clause

A provision in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibiting states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.