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Which statement describes Jefferson's relationship with the Judiciary Act of 1801?

1.He approved of it.

2.He urged its repeal.

3.He initiated it.

4.He requested the Supreme Court to declare it unconstitutional.

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2.He urged its repeal.


The Judiciary Act of 1801 was a partisan political attempt by Federalists in Congress and the John Adams administration to pack the federal courts with Federalists. the act had reduced the number of supreme court justice from six to five.