judiciary act of 1801/marbury v. madison

parts of the judiciary act of 1801: - Reduced the number of Supreme Court justices from _ to _. - Created __ new judgeships for __________ circuit courts. - Adams frantically tries to fill all the positions with _________ before the end of his ______________. - Very Political and Unpopular with _____________ (PARTISAN POLITICS). - Repealed by the Dem-Rep in ______

6, 5, 16, regional, federalists, presidency, democratic-republicans, 1802

madison was a ____________

democratic-republican

thomas jefferson led the first ___________-____________ administration starting March 1801

democratic-republican

organic act of washington d.c. - Formally placed the new ___________________________ under Congressional control - Established ________ for D.C., 23 Justices of the Peace for Washington County and 19 for Alexandria County. - __________________- Judges who received their jobs in the last days of Adams's Presidency

district of columbia, courts, midnight judges

john marshall was a __________

federalist

marbury was a _________

federalist

the ____________ party lost their majority in Congress after Jefferson's victory

federalist

who lost the election of 1800?

john adams

appointed as the new chief justice

john marshall

Allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws

judicial review

Passed by the Federalist's and John Adams to prolong Federalists control of judiciary in the face of an incoming Republican congress and Jefferson administration

judiciary act of 1801

the judiciary act of 1801 was passed during the _______ ________ ___________

lame duck session

who won the marbury v. madison case?

madison

The Secretary of State, James Madison refused to give official commissions to judicial appointed officials under the John Adams administration in 1801 to prevent the Federalist takeover of the Judiciary. Appointed court official William Marbury went straight to the Supreme Court asking for a writ of mandamus (see Writ of Mandamus) and was able to do so thanks to the Judiciary act of 1789.

marbury v. madison