MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the Constitution of the United States
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the Articles of Confederation
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the Federal Judiciary Act of 1789
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the Alien and Sedition Acts
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of the first acts of the new Congress was to establish a Federal court system through the Judiciary Act signed by President Washington on September 24, 1789. The founders of the new nation believed that the establishment of a national judiciary was one of their most important tasks.
Detailed explanation-2: -Principally authored by Senator Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut, the Judiciary Act of 1789 established the structure and jurisdiction of the federal court system and created the position of attorney general.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main group of supporters of the Judiciary Act were the Federalists, the party which argued for a strong federal government. Led by James Madison, the Federalists argued that Article III of the Constitution implored the Congress to create the lower court system to reinforce the document’s supremacy over state law.