Question

Why did the Constitution grant Congress the power to create "inferior courts”?

The builders of the Constitution ensured the extension of the principle of checks and balances.
The builders of the Constitution feared the Supreme Court would become too powerful without other courts.
The builders of the Constitution wanted other branches of government to have their own courts.
The builders of the Constitution wanted federal and state courts to share power under the Supreme Court.

Answer 1

The correct answer should be The builders of the Constitution wanted federal and state courts to share power under the Supreme Court.

They anticipated that there would be too many cases and that the supreme court wouldn't be able to deal with everything, so they decided to have lower courts whose power would be limited insofar that they would have to answer to the supreme court if they made a bad decision and eventually people could appeal even at the supreme court if the court would allow them. The federal and state courts have power under the supreme court and the court of appeals are between them and the supreme court.