Election of 1800

Federalists and Democratic-Republicans Review!

Multiple Choice

Disagreements between these two cabinet members led to -

• the creation of reservations for American Indians

• a struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights

• the establishment of the first U.S. political parties

• a compromise over slavery in western territories

Multiple Choice

The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans began as a result of disagreement over -

• how the nation should develop economically

• how the nation should admit new states

• whether to approve the Declaration of Independence

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Options (10)

Alexander Hamilton

Opposes a National Bank

Believes in Limited, Small government

Supports French Revolution

Favors a Strong Central Government

Supports a National Bank

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Supports a Strong Military

Thomas Jefferson

Federalist or Democratic-Republican?

Federalist

Democratic Republican

Labelling

Where did followers of these political parties live?

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Democratic-Republicans

Federalists

​Transition of Power: The Election of 1800

The Results

Jefferson (and Burr) – 73 electoral votes

Adams (and Pinckney) – 65 electoral votes

Jefferson and Adams chose running mates for this election. When the electors cast their votes, they failed to distinguish between the office of the president and vice president.

Multiple Choice

In the Election of 1800, the Democratic-Republican candidate for President was ______________, while the Federalist candidate was ______________.

• John Adams,

  Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Jefferson, John Adams

Multiple Choice

According to the rules of the Constitution, how was the tie broken?

• By the Senate

• The House of Representatives

• The Supreme Court chooses

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the initial electoral vote of the Election of 1800?

• Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson tied with 73 votes each.

• Thomas Jefferson won the election by getting the most electoral votes.

• John Adams was re-elected as President of the United States.

• John Adams and Thomas Jefferson tied with 73 electoral votes each.

Multiple Choice

Whose influence would shape the results of the election?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Adams

• Aaron Burr

How to prevent this from happening again?

The problems with the voting system led Congress to propose the 12th Amendment in 1803.

It created a separate ballot for president and vice president. The states passed it in 1804 before the next election.

What happened to the Federalist Party?

After the Election of 1800, the Federalist Party was weakened since Adams lost.

Adams retired from public life. Adams and Jefferson did not speak to each other for many years.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an effect of the Election of 1800?

• No candidate was elected President.

• There were no effects of the Election of 1800.

• The 12th amendment is passed to provide separate ballots for VP and President.

• Aaron Burr was elected President.

Multiple Choice

Who won the election of 1800?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• John Adams

• Aaron Burr

Multiple Choice

Why was the election of 1800 significant?

• Resulted in the elimination of political parties

• Ended the Electoral College

• It was the last time the House of Representatives chose the president

• Smooth transfer of power from one party to the other

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