Thomas Jefferson and his followers opposed John Adams's last-minute appointment of new federal judges mainly because they
a. considered the appointed men to be unsuitable.
b. believed that the appointments were unconstitutional.
c. did not want a showdown with the Supreme Court.
d. saw it as the defeated Federalist party's attempt to entrench itself in the government.
e. opposed lifetime appointments for federal judges.
d
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