Question

Who challenged the Judiciary Act?

A. John Adams
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Alexander Hamilton

Answer 1

B. Thomas Jefferson

President Thomas Jefferson did not want the judiciary to gain more power over the executive branch.

Answer 2

B. Thomas Jefferson

Step-by-step explanation:

John Adams and Alexander Hamilton were both Federalists and supported the Judiciary Act.

Thomas Jefferson, however, was an Anti-Federalist, and opposed the legislation as he and other Anti-Federalists believed that the Federalists were attempting to use it to stack the courts in their favor.