APUSH Unit 3

The American System of Henry Clay

• favored strong economic growth and a Second National Bank
• wanted to make the United States the military equivalent of Great Britain or France
• favored lowering tariffs so more goods could be purchased from abroad
• wanted to place a ceiling on the national debt

As a result of the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800,

• federal excise taxes were eliminated
• more assistance was given to the commercial sector
• American foreign policy became more pro-British
• the federal debt rose dramatically

The Marbury v. Madison decision

• gave powers to the president that the Republicans of Thomas Jefferson claimed he didn't have
• gave broad judicial power to the state courts
• declared that the Alien and Sedition Acts were constitutional
• established the principle of judicial review

The Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans presented themselves as all of the following EXCEPT

• believers in a strong central government.
• strict constructionists.
• protectors of agrarian purity.
• strong supporters of state's rights.

Thomas Jefferson received the bulk of his support from the

• South and West.
• North.
• large cities.
• East.

Though Jefferson won the popular and electoral vote, a strange deadlock led to the election being decided

• in the Senate.
• by the Electoral College.
• in the House of Representatives.
• by the Supreme Court.

Thomas Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800" was remarkable in that it

• moved the United States away from its democratic ideals.
• marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties.
• occurred after he left the presidency.
• was in no way a revolution.

When it came to the major Federalist economic programs, Thomas Jefferson as president

• left practically all of them intact.
• quickly dismantled them.
• attacked only the Bank of the United States.
• vetoed any new tariffs.

The chief justice who carried out, more than any other federal official, the ideas of Alexander Hamilton concerning a powerful federal government was

• James Madison.
• William Marbury.
• John Marshall.
• John Jay.

Thomas Jefferson was conscience-stricken about the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France because

• the Federalists supported his action.
• he believed that the purchase was unconstitutional.
• he felt that the purchase was not a fair deal for France.
• war with Spain might occur.