The ________ of 1789 established the Supreme Court as well as inferior courts Circuit Courts and District Courts. The Act also set the number of Supreme Court justices at six: one Chief Justice and five Associate Justices.
A. Writs of Mandamus
B. Attorney General
C. Judiciary Act
D. Supreme Court
Ans: C. Judiciary Act
The answer is C, Judiciary Act of 1789. The Act also created the office of Attorney General, and provided for the appointment of a marshal, one or more deputy marshals, and a district attorney for each judicial district.
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