Ch 8 Jeffersonian Era

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Who won the 1800 election and how would you describe that election?

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Jefferson won the tied election

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What power did Marbury v. Madison enforce?

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Judicial Review

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The power of judicial review means that the Supreme Court can ...

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Declare laws passed by Congress or actions of the president unconstitutional

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Which was a goal of Thomas Jefferson as he was elected to the Presidency?

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to reduce the size of the federal government

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What piece of land was purchased from France by America during Jefferson's presidency in 1803?

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Louisiana Territory

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Why did the Americans want the Louisiana territory?

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For control of the Mississippi River and New Orleans

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Thomas Jefferson hired ________ and ________ to explore the Louisiana Purchase as well as find a waterway to the Pacific Ocean.

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Lewis and Clark

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Britain and France were at war with each other (Napoleon) and they both interfered with American neutrality by...

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attacking American ships

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What is the definition of impressment in the context of the early 1800s?

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British capturing American sailors

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Which of Jefferson's policies negatively affected the Americans' ability to fight the British in the War of 1812? Options: increase of federal taxes, purchase of the Louisiana Territory, reduction of the military, the Embargo Act of 1807

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reduction of the military