Question: Information: - The President of the United States (POTUS) is the elected head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. - John Adams (October 30 [O.S. October 19]1735 July 4, 1826) was an American patriot who served as the second President of the United States (17971801) and the first Vice President (178997). He was a lawyer, diplomat, statesman, political theorist, and, as a Founding Father, a leader of the movement for American independence from Great Britain. He was also a dedicated diarist and correspondent, particularly with his wife and closest advisor Abigail. - William Marbury ( November 7 , 1762 - March 13 , 1835 ) was a highly successful American businessman and one of the '' Midnight Judges '' appointed by United States President John Adams the day before he left office . He was the plaintiff in the landmark 1803 Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison . Marbury was born in Piscataway , Maryland . Named after his father , Marbury spent most of his early life in Maryland around his home . Marbury became a Georgetown businessman and member of the Federalist Party . In an effort to prevent the incoming party from dismantling his Federalist Party - dominated government , Adams issued 42 judicial appointments , including Marbury 's as Justice of the Peace in the District of Columbia , on March 3 , 1801 , the day before he turned his government over to incoming President Thomas Jefferson . Marbury had actively campaigned for Adams ( and against Jefferson ) in the presidential election of 1800 . Jefferson refused to honor Adams ' appointments on the grounds that Adams ' paperwork had not been delivered to the proper offices before the change of administration had taken place . Marbury then sued Jefferson 's secretary of state , James Madison , in the Supreme Court , asking it issue a writ of mandamus to force the Jefferson administration to honor Adams ' appointments . Marbury 's suit clarified the right of judicial review . Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall 's two - pronged decision averred that while the Court did not have the authority to issue the writ Marbury had requested , it did have the authority to review the constitutionality of actions of the federal executive and legislative branches of government , including those of the Adams and Jefferson administrations . Marbury 's former home in Georgetown is now known as '' Forrest - Marbury House '' and serves as the Ukrainian Embassy to the U.S. Chief Justice Warren Burger placed portraits of William Marbury and James Madison in the small dining room of the Supreme Court , and designated the room '' the John... What is the relationship between 'william marbury' and 'lawyer'?
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