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Terms in this set (5) This case came about because President Marbury refused to honor the last-minute judicial appointments of Pres. ... Marbury wanted the courts to issue of writ of mandamus, a court order forcing Jefferson to give him his commission.
Pericles was an influential person during the Peloponnesian War, (Athens' war with its archrival Sparta). He rose to power from being in the law courts, and was successful in banishing his political enemies, by means of ostracism. Ostracism was a way for an Athenian to practice democracy, aside from electing leaders. However, it also meant the banishment of someone out of Athens. Without his rivals, he was one of the most powerful men in all of Athens, and took charge over the Athenian navy and army.
Pericles also passed some laws to gain support from the masses, such as free theater plays for the poor, the rebuilding of Athens due to the war, and a law that made jury service something to be paid for. This impressed Athens' allies, and turned the Delian League (Athens and its allies) a powerful force in Greece, in some sort of empire.
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<span>France wanted to establish permanent settlements to deal with its over-population problem.</span>
