Adams Midnight Appointments Controversy
The invalidation of President John Adams’s ‘midnight appointments’ was justified by supporters as a measure to preserve democratic accountability. Which of the following groups would most likely have held this view?
A
Federalists who favored the legitimacy of Adams’s appointments.
B
Neutral legal scholars who saw no issue with the appointments.
C
Local state officials who had little interest in federal appointment disputes.
D
Democratic‐Republicans committed to reversing Federalist influence.
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