"That instrument (the Constitution] meant that its co-ordinate branches should be checks on each other.
But the opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional, and what not,
not only for themselves in their own sphere of action, but for the legislature & executive also in their
spheres, would make the judiciary a despotic branch."
-Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, September 11, 1804"
This excerpt supports the conclusion that Jefferson disagreed with -
The congressional power of impeachment
The presidential power to veto bills
The states power to amend the Constitution
The Supreme Court's power of judicial review
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