Marbury vs. Madison - Madison refused to give Marbury a commission to be a justice of peace. Marbury went to court to find that he had a right to the commission, but they could not force Madison to give it to him. This lead to the power of judicial review installing itself in the Supreme Court – they would now decide what laws were constitutional and which laws were not. This system still exists.

John Marshall - The chief Supreme Court Justice who shaped nearly all of the Court’s rulings. Presided over Marbury and Madison and made the judiciary branch coequal with the executive and legislative branches.

Embargo Act - The British and the French issued decrees that basically forbade America to trade with either one of them. Britain was a big threat to the US at this time because of their huge na

Revolution of 1800 - Adams and Jefferson were the main candidates in this election. There were scandalous campaigns going on behind the scenes, with the Federalists and the Republicans spreading lies about one another, but in the end Jefferson won, virtually eliminating the Federalists from the presidential scene for the time being.

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