Metabolism Basics. Our bodies get the energy they need from food through metabolism, the chemical reactions in the body's cells that convert the fuel from food into the energy needed to do everything from moving to thinking to growing.
President John Adams appointed Marshall to the Supreme Court in early 1801. On assuming his duties on March 5, Marshall took immediate action to strengthen the power of the Court. Thomas Jefferson was coming into office as president, and his party dominated Congress.
Marbury v. Madison 5 U.S. 137 (1803) [Marbury was appointed a justice of the peace, a minor judicial officer, in the District of Columbia, by President Adamsâa few days before President Jeffer-son took office after defeating Adams in the election of 1800. Marburyâs position was one of 42 positions created by the lame duck Congress (dominated by Adamsâ Federalist party). Ironically, his appointment was signed by Adamsâ Secretary of State, John Mar-shall, who also was appointed and sworn-in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court only days before Jefferson took office. Oddly, neither Adams nor Mar-shall delivered the commission to Marbury before they left office, creating the basic circumstances from which this dispute arose.]