Differences Between Federalists And Jefferson

When Jefferson took office in 1801 the republicans controlled both the Executive and the Legislative branch, the Judicial Branch on the other hand was still largely controlled by the Federalists. John Adams knew this was coming so he wanted to make sure the federalists keep the Judicial branch, he made the Judiciary Act of 1801, where Adams assigned new justices to the supreme court every night until the day of Jefferson’s Inauguration. These legal documents were called “midnight appointments” that sat on the president’s desk when Jefferson took office so, the supreme court could not do anything about them. Jefferson took the easy choice and kept these documents from the reach of the supreme court by handing them to Madison, and even though