Thomas Jefferson vs. John Adams Thomas Jefferson = Democratic Republican John Adams = Federalist
To Democratic Republicans, Adams was a tool of the rich, who wanted to turn the government into a British style monarchy
To Fedarlists, Jefferson was a supporter of the French revolution and an atheist bent on destroying religion. 

Electoral Deadlock****Jefferson defeated Adams by 8 electoral votes during balloting
Since Aaron Burr received the same amount of electoral votes as Jefferson, the House of Reps were called to decide between the two.
Alexander Hamilton convinced enough Federalists to vote for Jefferson. He did not want Burr to be the president. 
As a result of this deadlock, the 12th amendment was created which made the ballots for President and Vice-President different

The Jefferson Presidency- Jefferson replaced Federalist officials with Democratic Republic officials
By 1803, the government was equally balanced with Federalists and Democratic Republicans
Simplifying the PresidencyJefferson believed that a simple government suited the needs of a republicBelieved in decenteralized power (power belongs to the states, not a federal government)
Tried to shrink the government and cut costs 
He reduced the size of the army and halted the expansion of the American Navy
He lowered expenses for government social functions
He eliminated all internal taxes and removed power from The Bank of the United States
Jefferson favored free trade
Southern Dominance of Politics-Jefferson was the first president to take office in the new federal capital, Washington D.C

The decline of Federalists was caused by Jefferson's political moderation.
Many federalists refused to participate in political campaigns because they did not want to appeal to the common people.
The national expansion worked against the Federalists because the new settlers tended to support Democratic-Republicans since they were mainly farmers. 
**John Marshall and the Supreme Court-Adams appointed a Federalist John Marshall as the chief justice of the Supreme CourtMarshall served in the court for more than 30 yearsHe made rules that strengthened the Supreme court and federal government**Adams made the Judicary Act of 1801 that increased the number of federal judges by 16.In an attempt to control future federal descions, he gave mostly Federalists these positionsThese judges were called midnight judges


Murbury vs Madison-William Mabury was one of the midnight judges who never received his official papersJames Madison was supposed to deliver the papers****This trial created judicial review—the ability of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.