Question

What was the purpose of the Judiciary Act of 1789?

It created the state court system.
It created a federal court system.
It created the judicial branch.
It created the Supreme Court.

Answer 1

It created a federal court system.

The Constitution established the judicial branch and the Supreme Court, but the Judiciary Act of 1789 organized the federal judiciary by creating lower federal courts (district and circuit courts), defining their jurisdictions, and setting procedures.