Thomas Jefferson and His Followers Opposed John Adams's Last-Minute Appointment

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.