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Why Did the Jeffersonian Republicans Oppose Adams's Appointment of the "Midnight

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Why did the Jeffersonian Republicans oppose Adams's appointment of the "midnight judges"?


A) They feared a Federalist effort to politicize the judiciary.
B) Too few new judges had been added to serve expanding courts.
C) Congress had not authorized the appointment of additional judges.
D) Jefferson was unwilling to raise taxes enough to pay the new judges' salaries.

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