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Marbury V. Madison
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The 1803 case resulted in the most important
Supreme Court decision in history. The court's ruling established the
power of judicial review, solidified the Constitutional system of checks
and balances, strengthened the power of the federal go .... Middle of Term Paper
... stayed up until long after midnight on March 3, 1801, his last full
day in office, signing commissions that put fifty-nine loyal Federalists in
office. These were the so-called "midnight judges."
In the final weeks before Jefferson took office, John Marshall was
Secretary of State and Chief Justice simultaneously. As Secretary of State,
he had the task of delivering these commissions. In the press of business
before Adams left office he delivered all but seventeen. Marshall left
these on his desk for the incoming Secretary, James Madison, to deliver.
Outraged by Adams' appointments, Jefferson ordered Madison not to deliver
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