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.
President George Washington appointed first Chief Justice John Jay to the US Supreme Court in September 1789. Washington also appointed the second and third Chief Justices, Joâ¦hn Rutledge and Oliver Ellsworth, during his terms of office.