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Chapter 10. Section 1. 1) Who was Thomas Jefferson? When was he elected President?. Q1:. 3 rd President of the U.S. Elected in 1801. Q1: Answer. How was the presidential election of 1800 resolved?. KEY QUESTION:.
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Chapter 10 Section 1
1) Who was Thomas Jefferson? When was he elected President? Q1:
3rd President of the U.S. Elected in 1801 Q1: Answer
How was the presidential election of 1800 resolved? KEY QUESTION:
The tie between Aaron Burr and Tommy J was resolved by the House of Representatives The House voted to elect Tommy J as Prez and Burr as Vice Prez Key Answer:
What were the two political parties contesting the election of 1800? Q3:
Federalists Democratic-Republicans Q3: Answer
Who were the Federalists? Who were they led by? Q4:
Political Party that supported a strong central gov’t Led by Adams & Hamilton Q4: Answer
Who were the Democratic-Republicans? Who were they led by? Q5:
Political party that feared a strong central gov’t Led by Tommy J Q5: Answer
Turn back to pages 330-331. Describe the Alien and Sedition Acts Q6:
They targeted new immigrants, many of whom were sympathetic to the Democratic-Republicans One Act increased the waiting period for US citizenship from 5 to 14 years. Other Acts gave Prez power to arrest suspicious aliens or deport them in wartime Another Act outlawed sedition against gov’t Q6: Answer
What 2 things did the Democratic-Republicans think they were saving the nation from? What was their view of the Alien and Sedition Acts? Q7:
1) Monarchy 2) Oppression They argued that the Acts pass by the Federalists Congress in 1798 violated the Bill of Rights Q7: Answer
Person who takes extreme political positions Q8: Answer
Who did the Federalists think would ruin the nation? Why? Q9:
Radicals They were fearful of a French Revolution happening in the US of A Q9: Answer
Jefferson had 73 Electoral votes Adams had 65 Burr also had 73 votes SO THERE WAS A TIE!!! Q10: Answer
According to the Constitution, if a Presidential election results in a tie, who decides the winner? Q11:
House of Representatives Q11: Answer
How many times did the House have to vote in order to elect the new president? Who was the new president? Who was elected vice-president? Q12:
36 Times ! ! ! President = Jefferson Vice-President = Burr Q12: Answer
Violinist Amateur scientist Devoted reader His interest in Greek/Roman architecture is reflected in Wash DC Q13: Answer
His interests were very broad & included nearly all areas of life Q14: Answers
How did Jefferson’s policies differ from those of federalists? Key Question
Jefferson reduced the number of federal employees, the size of the military & t he amount of money owed by the gov’t Key Answer
What problem did Jefferson face when he first took office? Q15:
He faced political divisions & wounds from election & House votes Q15: Answer
He promoted a common way of life by remaining a nation of small independent farmers Q16: Answers
He wanted to avoid having too much gov’t Q17: Answers
List at least 5 ways Jefferson reduced the power of the gov’t Q18:
Reduced # of federal employees & size of military Sought to end Federalist programs Let the Alien & Sedition Acts end & released prisoners convicted by them 4) Made changes to Federalist financial policies 5) Used revenues from tariffs & land sales to reduce gov’t debt Q18: Answers
Did Jefferson favor or oppose gov’t debt? Explain why you think so, using examples. Q19:
He opposed gov’t debt . . . because he used $$$ from tariffs + land sales to reduce gov’t debt Q19: Answer
Law that let Prez John Adams fill federal judgeships with Federalists Q20: Answer
Chief justice of the Supreme Court appointed by John Adams Q21: Answer
Principle that states that the Supreme Court has the final say in intrepreting the Constitution Q22: Answer
In Marbury v. Madison (1803), how did John Adams try to ensure that Federalists views would be strong in the gov’t after his defeat? Q23:
He appointed as many Federalists judges as possible before Jefferson’s inauguration Q23: Answer