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.
Introduction In 1800 the Federalists and their candidate, President John Adams, lost the election to Thomas Jefferson. Early in 1801 the lame-duck Federalist Congress enacted a controversial Judiciary Act that created 58 new judgeships, including 42 justiceships of the peace, for Adams to appoint.