Question

What did Federalists do at the end of the their term in order to retain control of the judiciary​

Answer 1

Answer:

Enacted the judiciary act of 1801, creating 16 new federal judgeships

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

They passed the Judiciary act of 1801

Explanation:

The Judiciary Act of 1801 was passed on the last days of the John Adams administration. The Act aimed to take control of the judiciary and to do so the Act reorganized the federal judiciary and established that the first circuit judgeships in the country. The most sensible part of the Act was that it appointed new judges, called “midnight-judges”. This controversy led to the Marbury v. Madison case.