Jefferson's views on taxes are not really well known, but some of the quotes from his writings give us clues as to what his overall economic policies were. His most famous quote is probably, "Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society." Jefferson believed that like a government, taxes were a necessary evil.
The U.S. judiciary features a dual court system comprising a federal court system and the courts in each of the fifty states. On both the federal and state sides, the U.S. Supreme Court is at the top and is the final court of appeal.