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.
Finally, in 1803 the Supreme Court heard the case. William Marbury was one of the people who did not receive his letter from Adams. James Madison, who wrote the Constitution was the Secretary of State for Thomas Jefferson. So the case was named Marbury v. Madison. The congress during Adams terms were Federalists.