History 7 Chapter 9 - The Era of Thomas Jefferson

Which is the best word to describe President Jefferson's policy of government to business?

• Laissez Faire

• Mercantilism

• Marxism

• Socilaism

The case of Marbury v. Madison set the idea that

• the states haw power over the federal government

• the President choose federal judges

• Congress can override a veto

• The Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional

Who set free the people jailed under the Sedition Act?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

When John Marshall was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, decisions of the Supreme Court usually

• helped labor unions

• helped local and state governments

• helped strengthen the federal government

• gave companies more power

Marbury v. Madison set the precedent for

• judicial review

• impeachment process

• lifetime offices for judges

• treaty approval process

What was the major reason that Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory?

• to study native cultures in the West

• mine gold and silver and California

• gain control of New Orlean

• gain access to iron ore in the Great Lakes

Why was the Lewis and Clark Expedition important?

• it set the route for the first cross-country railroad

• it opened an all water route to Mexico

• it removed the British from the Northwest

• it gave us information about the Louisiana Territory

Judicial Review lets the Supreme Court

• decide if a law agrees with the Constitution

• approve the President's Cabinet members

• oversee teh money matters of other courts

• remove elected officers

Why did Napoleon decide to sell the Louisiana Territory to America?

• we wasn't interested in North America

• he needed money to fund his war

• he liked Pres. Jefferson

• he didn't want to deal with Native Americans

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 expanded the Western border of the USA to the

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains