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Why might the Judiciary Act of 1801 have been seen as an attempt by the Federalists to keep their influence in the United States government?

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made radical changes to the federal courts by expanding federal jurisdiction and eliminated supreme court justices circuit court duties and created 16 federal circuit court judgeships

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