Editing Thomas Jefferson (section)

===Domestic affairs===
Jefferson pardoned several of those imprisoned under the Alien and Sedition Acts.<ref>[[#Meacham|Meacham, 2012]], p. 357.</ref> Congressional Republicans repealed the [[Midnight Judges Act|Judiciary Act of 1801]], which removed nearly all of Adams's "midnight judges". A subsequent appointment battle led to the Supreme Court's landmark decision in ''[[Marbury v. Madison]]'', asserting judicial review over executive branch actions.<ref name="Meacham, 2012, p. 413">[[#Meacham|Meacham, 2012]], p. 375.</ref> Jefferson appointed three [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court justices]]: [[William Johnson (judge)|William Johnson]] (1804), [[Henry Brockholst Livingston]] (1807), and [[Thomas Todd]] (1807).<ref>[[#Urofsky|Urofsky, 2006]], p. viii.</ref>

Jefferson strongly felt the need for a national military university, producing an officer engineering corps for a national defense based on the advancement of the sciences, rather than having to rely on foreign sources.<ref>[[#Scythes1|Scythes, 2014]], pp. 693–694.</ref> He signed the [[Military Peace Establishment Act]] on March 16, 1802, founding the [[United States Military Academy]] at [[West Point, New York|West Point]]. The act documented a new set of laws and limits for the military. Jefferson was also hoping to bring reform to the Executive branch, replacing Federalists and active opponents throughout the officer corps to promote Republican values.<ref>[[#Scythes1|Scythes, 2014]], pp. 422–423.</ref>

Jefferson took great interest in the [[Library of Congress]], which had been established in 1800. He often recommended books to acquire. In 1802, Congress authorized Jefferson to name the first Librarian of Congress, and formed a committee to establish library regulations. Congress also granted both the president and vice president the right to use the library.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Library: An Illustrated History|last=Murray|first=Stuart|publisher=Skyhorse Publishing|year=2009|isbn=978-0838909911|page=[https://archive.org/details/libraryillustrat0000murr/page/156 156]|url=https://archive.org/details/libraryillustrat0000murr/page/156}}</ref>