I think it is the Judiciary Act of 1801, also called the midnight appointments. This Act increase the number of judges in the court systems where most of the new judges are Federalists. Jefferson later on passed the Judiciary Act of 1802, an implement to the older one. This implement allow him to impeach judges that are partisan and bias. Hope this help.
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The Federalist Party died out because of internal divisions, opposition to their policies, and the rise of the Democratic-Republican Party led by Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson was an Anti-federalist
Thomas Jefferson was an anti-federalist. He was a democratic republican therefore he couldn't be a federalist.
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Hamilton lead the federalist (people for the constitution) while Jefferson lead the anti-federalist (people against the constitution or believed that the constitution did not fully protect the rights of the citizens). It was a battle of federalist vs anti-federalist.