SCR: Madison Vs Marbury, Louisiana Purchase, Jefferson's ideology

Madison Vs Marbury

• Judiciary Act of 1801 - president has more control over appointment of judges

• Adams appointed many federalists to become judges in federal courts (midnight judges)

• Jefferson ordered secretary of state James Madison to deny judge appointments

• One of Adam’s potential judges was Marbury, and sued Madison when Madison denied his position as a judge.

• Judicial review - power to declare a law unconstitutional

Jefferson ideology vs what he did

• Nothing stated in constitution that Jefferson could buy land, but loosely interpreted the right to form a treaty and the elastic clause to buy Louisiana

• Wanted a small weak central government, and less army, but had to increase the size of government and military to enforce the law

• Despite his belief in protecting liberty, Jefferson did not grant foreigners citizenship

Louisiana purchase

• Motivations: worried about French control of New Orleans and Mississippi River, To go to the pacific ocean, more land, more resources, to establish an economy based on agricultural farming

• Treatment of natives: poor, overpowered them, forced them to comply

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