THOMAS JEFFERSON

3rd president of the

U.S.
Made Louisiana
Purchase in 1803
DemocraticRepublican

JOHN MARSHALL

Supreme Court
justice that
established
Judicial Review in
the case of
Marbury v.
Madison in 1803

JUDICIAL REVIEW

Supreme Courts
ability to check
the other branches
of government by
declaring their
acts
unconstitutional

MARBURY V. MADISON

Landmark Supreme
Court case that set
the precedent of
Judicial Review

Marbury v Madison (1803)

Background

William Marbury was a last minute appointment by

outgoing President John Adams
James Madison refused to give him the job, so Marbury
sued

Decision

The law he used to sue was found unconstitutional

This case established judicial review

Louisiana Purchase (1803)

Bought from France
People involved

Napoleon Bonaparte the French emperor needed

money to fight his war with England
President Thomas Jefferson wanted to buy New
Orleans and control the Mississippi River
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were sent to
explore and document all animal and plant life
Sacagawea Native American woman who guided the
expedition

Effects of the purchase

Doubled the size of the US
Allowed movement along the Mississippi
River
Opened up fertile lands west of the
Mississippi River