Analyze the following excerpt to answer question 37.
First Congress. Sess I. Ch. 20. 1789.
Chap. XX. – An Act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States.(a)
Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That the United States shall be, and they hereby are divided into thirteen districts, to be limited and called as follows, to wit. one to consist of that part of the State of Massachusetts which lies easterly of the State of New Hampshire, and to be called Maine District; one to consist of the State of New Hampshire, and to be called New Hampshire District; (c) one to consist of the remaining part of the State of Massachusetts, and to be called Massachusetts district...
Sec 3. And it be further enacted, That there be a court called a District Court, in each of the afore mentioned districts, to consist of one judge, who shall reside in the district for which he is appointed, and shall be called a
District Judge, and shall hold annually four...
What was the main reason for the enactment of the Judiciary Act of 1789?
Source: constitution.org
a. state borders
b. appointment of judges
c. district levels
d. lower courts system
