THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
PRESIDENT JEFFERSONS ELECTION AND JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY
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Judiciary Act of 1801
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Judiciary Act of 1717
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Judges Review of 1900
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Judges Review of 1801
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Detailed explanation-1: -Judiciary Act of 1801, U.S. law, passed in the last days of the John Adams administration (1797–1801), that reorganized the federal judiciary and established the first circuit judgeships in the country.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Judiciary Act of 1801 expanded federal jurisdiction, eliminated Supreme Court justices’ circuit court duties, and created 16 federal circuit court judgeships.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Act became law on February 13, 1801 and reduced the number of seats on the Supreme Court from 6 to 5, effective upon the next vacancy in the Court. No such vacancy occurred during the brief period the Act was in effect, so the size of the Court remained unchanged.
Detailed explanation-4: -Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803) Congress does not have the power to pass laws that override the Constitution, such as by expanding the scope of the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction.