Thomas Jefferson - Day 1

Thomas Jefferson - Day 1

Multiple Choice

Thomas Jefferson was the leader of which political party?

• Federalists

• Democratic-Republicans

Multiple Choice

What kind of an ECONOMIC ($$$) policy did Thomas Jefferson want?

• Free enterprise

• Mercantilism

Open Ended

Why do you think Thomas Jefferson believed in a "Laissez Faire" economic policy?

Thomas Jefferson believed in Laissez Faire economic policy, because _____

Open Ended

Should the Judicial Branch have the ability to interpret a law as being constitutional or unconstitutional?

Yes/No because ---

Multiple Choice

The police forces a citizen to speak in an interrogation.

• Unconstitutional

• Constitutional

Multiple Choice

The judge orders a man who was found guilty of running a red light to pay him $1,000,000 as his punishment.

• Constitutional

• Unconstitutional

Multiple Choice

A group of people are arrested because they wrote to Congress saying that they did not like a certain law.

• Constitutional

• Unconstitutional

Multiple Choice

A woman receives a parking ticket. She insists on a jury trial. The government says she doesn't need a jury because her offense is not a serious one.

• Constitutional

• Unconstitutional

Multiple Choice

The government orders a newspaper to stop printing editorials that criticize the government too much.

• Constitutional

• Unconstitutional

Multiple Choice

A state passes a law that allows women to vote at age 18, but says men must wait until they are 21 before they can vote.

• Constitutional

• Unconstitutional

Multiple Choice

A town does not like the religious beliefs of a certain group, so it forbids it from building a house of worship.

• Constitutional

• Unconstitutional

Summary

At the bottom of your paper/slide, write 1-2 sentences on Thomas Jefferson and what you learned about today.