Madison resulted in a landmark decision in the history of the Supreme Court. ... In the election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republican Party defeated Adams removing the Federalists from power. ... After his inauguration, Jefferson discovered the undelivered commissions and ordered the new Secretary of State, James Madison, to withhold them ("Marbury's Travail"). ... He asked the court to issue a writ of mandamus which would force Madison to deliver the commission. ... He firmly stated that Madison should have delivered the commission to Marbury. ...

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For the first few years of Constitutional government, under the leadership of George Washington, there was a unity, commonly called Federalism that even James Madison (the future architect of the Republican Party) acknowledged in describing the Republican form of government-- " And according to the degree of pleasure and pride we feel in being republicans, ought to be our zeal in cherishing the spirit and supporting the character of Federalists." ... James Madison wrote in Federalist Papers #10, "By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of ...

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Joseph Ellis presents the personalities of John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington beautifully and in tremendous detail. ... In the second chapter, "The Dinner," Ellis exploits a secret compromise between Alexander Hamilton and James Madison in the scene of a dinner party hosted by Thomas Jefferson. ... To Hamilton's surprise, Madison who was an advocate of similar ideas rejected the fiscal plan. Madison thought it would disenfranchise veterans by repaying spectators instead. ... The failure resulted f...

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Served as Secretary of State under Washington and Vice president under Madison. ... Pinckney (Federalist), John Jay (Federalist) B. ... Republicans attack the federalist judiciary (1804)- Republicans were making every effort to remove federalist judges from power. ... He succeeded in his goal and got rid of the old Federalist programs he didn't like. ... Jefferson's cabinet included Aaron Burr (1801) and George Clinton (1805-1809) as Vice president, James Madison as Secretary of State (1801-1809), Secretary of the Treas...

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Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry was born on July 17, 1744 in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He was the third of twelve children. His mother was the daughter of a Boston merchant and his dad was a wealthy politician and merchant .Gerry attended Harvard where he studied to be a physician, but after he g...

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The Judiciary Act was created, and it made new judgeships that became filled with Federalist supporters. 1802- Jefferson pardons those that were imprisoned for the Sedition Act. ... Thomas Freeman accepts Jefferson's invitation to head the Red River expedition 1806- Jefferson nominates James Monroe and William Pinckney as joint commissioners to Great Britain. ... James Madison is inaugurated as president. ...

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In the mid-1790s, sectionalism, or loyalty to a particular part of the country, further contributed to the emergence of two parties-the Federalist Party, and the Democratic-Republican Party. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison led the Democratic-Republican Party. ... In 1803 Jefferson sent James Monroe to Paris to complete the Louisiana Purchase; the largest land deal in history which doubled the size of the nation. ... Thomas Jefferson's presidency ended in 1809 with the inauguration of President James Madison. ... In 1817 President James Monroe gave General Andrew Jackson command ...

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George Washington and the Federalists had a strong belief in this political philosophy, where the national government would have enough power in order to be respected and also feared in the U.S. ... Other than that, Jefferson's vision of government was becoming clearer; the Federalists were speechless once he was reelected in 1804. James Madison was elected in 1808, which gave the Federalists full control again. ... Madison proclaimed war due to Napoleon pushing his buttons. ...

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During this time two parties were formed the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. The Federalists were the party of Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and John Marshall. ... The contrasting party, Democratic- Republicans, was the party of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. ...

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President James Madison then appointed him to Minister to Russia in 1809. ... He also showed effectiveness as the Minister to Great Britain during the last two years of the Madison administration. ... The son of a leading Federalist Party, Adams proved to be anything but a slavish devotee to that political cause. ... The final break from the Federalist Party came after Adams choice to support President Jefferson's Embargo act of 1807. ... Despite his break with the Federalist Party, he remained active in politics. ...

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Rachel and James had two sons, James, and Alexander. ... His fellow delegates from New York were anti-Federalist and were able to outvote him every time. ... He enlisted the help of John Jay and James Madison to write essays for this purpose. This collection of essays were published and titled The Federalist. ... The factionalism of the Federalist Party because of that contributed heavily to its loss to the Republican Party in 1800. ...

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Adams was a federalist who favored the northern rich states. ... Many federalists also favored Britain. ... Jefferson with help of James Madison wrote the Kentucky and Virginia resolution which opposed the alien and section act. ...

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In 1803, he was elected senator, representing the Federalist Party. ... After Thomas Jefferson's two terms as president, James Madison took over and sent Adams to Russia, and later to London. He continued to work his way up when James Monroe became president and appointed John Quincy as secretary of state. ...

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