A Democratic- Republican takes office What changes does Jefferson make when he takes office? How does Marbury v. Madison change the supreme court? QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture.
A Democratic- Republican takes
office
What changes does Jefferson make when he
takes office?
How does Marbury v. Madison change the
supreme court?
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Jefferson’s Democratic Style
• He liked quiet dinners instead of formal parties
• Wore more casual clothes• Greeted people by
shaking hands not bowing– This was more informal– Wanted to show he was an
ordinary citizen
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Smaller Role for the Federal government
Economy
• Laissez faire: let alone
• Free market: goods and services are exchanged with little regulation
• Government stays out of the economic affairs
Smaller Role for the Federal government
• When Jefferson took office he pardon anyone guilty under the Sedition Act
Smaller Role for the Federal government
• Army– Reduced the
size
• Tax– Got rid of
whiskey tax
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Smaller Role for the Federal government
• He did keep the National Bank
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Strengthening the Supreme Court
• Judges were Federalist– John Adams
appointed quite a few before Jefferson took office
– John Marshall: Chief Justice
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Strengthening the Supreme Court
• Marbury v. Madison 1803– Adams appointed William Marbury the last
night of his presidency– mid night judge
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Strengthen the Supreme Court
• Jefferson told Secretary of State James Madison not to give Marbury his official papers– Marbury sued Madison– The case tried in the Supreme Court
Strengthen the Supreme Court
• Judiciary Act of 1789– Set up the federal court– Supreme court had one Chief Justice and
5 associate justices– Set up a system of district courts and
circuits courts
Strengthening the Supreme Court
• Supreme Court ruled against Marbury– Supreme court should rule on what’s
constitutional or unconstitutional– Not on cases with federal officials
• Also rule Judiciary Act was unconstitutional
Strengthening the Supreme Court
• Judicial Review: gave the Supreme Court the power to decide whether laws pass by Congress were constitutional and to reject laws that it considered to be unconstitutional
THE SUPREME COURT