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1. Judiciary Act of 1789 a. Changed the formal name of the district court of appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals for the ____ Circuit
2. Court of Appeals Act of 1891 b. U.S. legislation that spells out the procedures for conducting foreign intelligence surveillance
3. Judicial Code of 1948 c. The federal law that established the organization of the federal courts, which emerged from the first meeting of Congress
4.Federal Judgeship Act of 1990 d. The federal law that created the 13 U.S. Circuit Courts
5. Customs Courts Act of 1980 e. Contained provisions for 74 new district court positions, bringing the current total of authorized judgeships to 678
6. Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 f. The most significant federal legislation affecting international trade disputes


1. *c
2. *d
3. *a
4. *e
5. *f
6. *b

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What will be an ideal response?

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