Jefferson Era- Ch. 11

Chief Justice John Marshall expanded the powers of the Supreme Court by?

• Allowing the Judicial Branch to declare laws unconstitutional

• Asking Congress for more federal authority

• Adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution

• Allowing the judicial branch to do whatever they wanted

Which of the following statements about the judicial branch is NOT true?

• Federal law holds precedent over state law

• Only the Judicial Branch can declare laws unconstitutional

• The Constitution is the Supreme Law of the land

• Laws in conflict with the Constitution may stand

Which of the following statements about the judicial branch is NOT true?

• Federal law holds precedent over state law

• Only the Judicial Branch can declare laws unconstitutional

• The Constitution is the Supreme Law of the land

• Laws in conflict with the Constitution may stand

Which port did Thomas Jefferson want to purchase from the French?

• Port of Quebec

• Port of New Orleans

• Port of Tampa Bay

• Port of Vallarta

What was significant about the Election of 1800?

• It was the first election without George Washington as a candidate

• A third party candidate won the election

• Each Democratic-Republican candidate received the same amount of electoral votes

• The Supreme Court had to intervene and decide the winner

Lewis and Clark set off on a mission to explore the Louisiana territory, which of the following was the reason for this expedition?

• See what people lived in the territory

• See what types of plants and animals were in the territory

• Create a map of the Northwest 

• All of these statements are True

The principles of judicial review were established in the case of __________.

• Marbury v. Madison

• Marv vs. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Gibbons v. Ogden

An important guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition was __________.

• Zebulon Pike

• the Prophet

• Sacagawea

• Tecumseh

Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel with _____

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Aaron Burr

• Albert Gallatin

Which of these is true of the Louisiana Purchase?

• It cut the size of the land area of US in half.

• It doubled the size of the land area of US.

• It doubled the size of the state of Georgia.

• It cut the population of the US. in half.