The Constitution did not state any specific grant of power to the President to purchase land, moreover, in it was written that "no new state shall be formed or erected without the consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as Congress, (Article Four, Section Three, United States Constitution). ... (United States Constitution) Even preceding the Constitution, the Articles of Confederation stated that, "no other colony shall be admitted into, and entitled to, all the advantages of the union, unless such admission be agreed upon by nine states, (Everett Somerville Brown, The Cons...

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Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the ethical solution would be for Madison to deliver the commission, however the Supreme Court had no authority to order him to do so because according to the Constitution, the Supreme Court does not have original jurisdiction over cases regarding writs of mandamus. ... However, slaves received no more rights, nor did they receive any more respect. ... The very unpopular act gave the Federalists an issue to build upon, and helped them gain 24 congressional seats in the 1808 election. ... VI Evaluation As the first Republican president, Thomas Je...

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