Question

Use the excerpt to answer the question Our judges are as honest as other men , and not more so . They have with others , the same passions for party , for power and the privilege of their corps group of people and their power the more dangerous as they are in office for , and not responsible , as the other functionaries are , to the elective control -Thomas Jefferson Letter to Charles Jarvis , Sept. 28 1820 This excerpt comes from a letter Jefferson wrote in response to the Supreme Court's decision on Marbury v Madison What was Jefferson's greatest concern ? point ) was concerned that the decision gave the Supreme Court too much authority He was concerned by the fact that judges were not elected He was concerned that judges could be easily influenced by political parties He was concerned that the decision set a dangerous precedent for cases heard by the Supreme Court

Answer 1

Jefferson's greatest concern, as stated in the excerpt, was that judges could be easily influenced by political parties.