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When Marbury complained to the supreme court. Marshall ruled in favor of Madison by declaring unconstitutional part of the Judiciary act of 1789.
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In kentucky and virgina resolutions of 1798, jefferson and madison had claimed that power for the state legislatures.
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Jefferson insisted that the revolution of 1800 was a real revoultion in the principles of our government as that of 1776 was in its form.
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in early 1801 outgoing president john adams had appointed william marbury, a federalist a justice for the district of columbia.
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despised the conventional and artifical usages of couts and fashion able life in 1801
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In 1801frances military dictator, napolean bonaprte had forced spain to give him the louisiana territory, including the strategic city of new orleans.
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in 1803 marshall first asserted the power of judicial review in the case of marbury v. madison
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in the louisiana purchase of 1803 jefferson obtained a vast territory extending from the mississipi river to the mockey mountains.
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in 1804 jefferson sent meriwether lewisand william clark to explore new territory, in what became known as the lewis and clark expedition.
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despite reducing taxes, he cut the national debt from 80 million when he took office to $57 million in 1809.