Question

An 1803 court case, Marbury.v.Madison, affirmed that the Supreme Court had the right to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional, a principle known as judicial review.

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Answer 1

i think it is true

Answer 2

take a look at this link at that is why i think it is true http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/democracy/landmark_marbury.html

Answer 3

President Adams appointed William Clark as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. A staunch supporter of the Federalists, he would serve for more than thirty years, handing down decisions that strengthened the power of the Supreme Court and the federal government.
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Answer 4

i know he was elected as chief justice of the supreme court in 1976 but president adams was president from years from 1797 to 1801 so i think it might be false because he wasn't president then but you take consideration of it and choose http://www.state.il.us/court/SupremeCourt/JusticeArchive/Bio_Clark.asp

Answer 5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams

Answer 6

One more? @gdogthegirl?

Answer 7

sure i will try :)

Answer 8

Just prior to leaving office, President Adams pushed the Judicial review through Congress, increasing the number of federal judges by sixteen. Adams promptly filled most of these positions with his supporters. These judges were referred to as daytime judges because Adams signed their appointments in the closing hours of his term.
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Answer 9

just make sure you agree with my answers before you put them as your own because im not totally sure whether im right or not

Answer 10

Yeah, so far I do!

Answer 11

according to this site it is true the he pushed judicial review through and he did make the number of judges 16 however according to this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Judges_Act the judges were called the midnight judges if you look in the third subsection

Answer 12

the site i was supposed to put at the beginning was http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_US_President_appointed_42_judges_in_his_last_days_in_office

Answer 13

hmmmm okay, I think I have a good grasp on the subject, Im gonna read some more in my lesson plan and see what it says, Thank you so much!

Answer 14

you welcome :)