Question

According to the Judiciary Act of

1801, when does a judge become
appointed?
A. When the individual receives a letter for their
appointment
B. Immediately after the new President is sworn
into office
C. On the last day of the outgoing President's
term
D. The very moment a President writes the
appointment on paper

Answer 1

Answer:D. The very moment a President writes the

appointment on paper

Explanation:

he act became law on February 13, 1801 after passing first the House on January 20th, 1801 and then the Senate on February 7, 1801. Because of its last-minute nature of passage, many of the judicial appointments became known as midnight judges or sometimes, midnight appointments.

Answer 2

D. The very moment a President writes the appointment on paper

Step-by-step explanation:

The Midnight Appointments. History has given us the image of a petulant President John Adams staying up to all hours of the night in his last days in office in March 1801, commissioning Federalist party members as judges throughout the land.