Thomas Jefferson and His Political Supporters Opposed John Adams's Last-Minute

Multiple Choice

Thomas Jefferson and his political supporters opposed John Adams's last-minute appointment of new federal judges mainly because

A) the judges appointed were viewed by Jefferson and his political supporters as incompetent.
B) they believed that the appointments were unconstitutional.
C) they did not want a showdown with the Supreme Court.
D) it was an attempt by the Federalists, who had been defeated in the congressional and presidential elections of 1800, to maintain political influence in the federal government.
E) these judges were superfluous in a federal judiciary with relatively few civil and criminal cases being filed and tried each year.