[DOC] [TLE] 1st United States Congress - Wikipedia [PAR] The First United States Congress, consisting of the United States Senate and the 
United States ... April 6, 1789: The House and Senate, meeting in joint session, 
counted the ... 24; July 27, 1789: United States Department of State, was 
established, originally named ... March 1, 1790: Made provisions for the first 
Census, ch. [DOC] [TLE] Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937 - Wikipedia [PAR] ... to the U.S. Supreme Court, up to a maximum of six, for every member of the 
court over the age of 70 years and 6 months. In the Judiciary Act of 1869 
Congress... [DOC] [TLE] 107th United States Congress - Wikipedia [PAR] The One Hundred Seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the 
legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the 
United States Senate .... June 6, 2001: Senator Jim Jeffords, previously a 
Republican, declared ... October 9, 2001: Anthrax attacks were executed against 
members of the... [DOC] [TLE] Why Are There 9 Supreme Court Justices? - Live Science [PAR] Apr 20, 2010 ... Therefore, it was up to Congress to decide, and in 1801, it set the number at five. 
... "The number of Supreme Court justices has changed over the years," ... 
However, only two seats were freed up by 1869, so there were eight justices. ... to 
serve a life term, some choose to give up their spots voluntarily. [DOC] [TLE] history-lists/7-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-us-supreme-court [PAR] Oct 8, 2013 ... Since its creation by Article III of the U.S. Constitution, the Supreme ... questions 
and federal law and to uphold or reverse decisions made by lower courts. ... 
Three years later, in 1869, Congress raised the number of justices to nine, ... new 
justice to be added to the courtfor a total of up to 15 membersfor... [DOC] [TLE] The Court as an Institution - Supreme Court of the United States [PAR] Thus, it was left to Congress and to the Justices of the Court through their ... 
Nation's Capital, and was initially composed of a Chief Justice and five Associate 
Justices. ... Members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President 
subject to the ... Court changed six times before settling at the present total of 
nine in 1869. [DOC] [TLE] The Judicial Branch | whitehouse.gov [PAR] Even the number of Supreme Court Justices is left to Congress  at times there 
have been as ... Judges and justices serve no fixed term  they serve until their 
death, ... There have been as few as six, but since 1869 there have been nine ... 
an "appellant," must show that the trial court or administrative agency made a 
legal... [DOC] [TLE] Who Rules America: The Rise and Fall of Labor Unions in the U.S. [PAR] Workers originally want unions primarily for defensive purposes -- to protect .... 
when the union grew to a few thousand members nationwide between 1869 and 
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to its .... Formed in 1900 and composed of leaders from both big corporations and
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present volume originated with the first edition ..... 41st (18691871). [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 9: The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790 - AP ... [PAR] Chapter 9: The Confederation and the

Question: This group was originally made up of 6 members; in 1869 Congress changed its total to 9
Answer: the Supreme Court