1. Federalist No. 10
... changed or a balance of power is shifted by force. At the time of the election of 1800 the Federalist Party was in control of the majority of the power in the government. By the end of the election, and the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson as president, the power had been taken from the Federalist Party and the republicans had gained majority. Conflicts that had existed up until this ... the judiciary act of 1801. Marbury had been appointed to the Supreme Court by Adams as a last minute effort to secure a space in the government in which the federalists would retain control. However, th...
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