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===Running for reelection===
===Running for reelection===
Jefferson spent much of his time as vice-president attacking Adams, even hiring journalists to write scurrilous editorials about the President. Federalists fought back by passing the [[Alien and Sedition Acts]]. The Alien Act was designed to prevent immigrants, who supported Jefferson, from gaining citizenship, and the right to vote; the Sedition Act was designed to stifle critics of Adams. However, the attempts backfired; when Congressman [[Matthew Lyons]] was prosecuted under the Sedition Act, he and the Republicans became national heroes. In the [[United States presidential election, 1800|election of 1800]], Jefferson overwhelmingly beat Adams.
Jefferson spent much of his time as vice-president attacking Adams, even hiring journalists to write scurrilous editorials about the president. Federalists fought back by passing the [[Alien and Sedition Acts]]. The Alien Act was designed to prevent immigrants, who supported Jefferson, from gaining citizenship, and the right to vote; the Sedition Act was designed to stifle critics of Adams. However, the attempts backfired; when Congressman [[Matthew Lyons]] was prosecuted under the Sedition Act, he and the Republicans became national heroes. In the [[United States presidential election, 1800|election of 1800]], Jefferson overwhelmingly beat Adams.
While a [[lame duck]] President, Adams tried to stack the courts with [[Federalist]] judges so that his party could maintain some control of the government. One such appointment led to the landmark [[Supreme Court]] case of [[Marbury v. Madison]].
While a [[lame duck]] president, Adams tried to stack the courts with [[Federalist]] judges so that his party could maintain some control of the government. One such appointment led to the landmark [[Supreme Court]] case of [[Marbury v. Madison]].
The Adamses were the first residents of the [[White House]]. They moved there in the month of November, 1800. At the White House, President John Adams was said to be the first to display [[fireworks]] there.
The Adamses were the first residents of the [[White House]]. They moved there in the month of November, 1800. At the White House, President John Adams was said to be the first to display [[fireworks]] there.