Jefferson Era Test

Proposed by Congress after the election of 1800, what did the 12 amendment accomplish?

• let the court cast the deciding vote in deadlocked elections

• allowed Americans overseas to cast votes by mail

• abolished the practice of counting ballots by hand

• created a separate ballot for president and vice president

Which Federalist policy did President Jefferson keep when he took office in 1801?

• domestic tax on whiskey

• Alien and Sedition Act

• development of the military

• creation of the Bank of the United States

What is judicial review?

• the power of Congress to oversee decisions made by the Supreme Court

• the power of Congress to review the appointment of Supreme Court justices

• the power of the judiciary to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional

• the power of the judiciary to monitor the conduct of presidential elections

Which of the following statements reflects the significance of Marbury v Madison?

• It described the specific type of cases that could be brought before the Supreme Court.

• It established the Supreme Court's power to check the other branches of government.

• It limited the Supreme Court's effectiveness by requiring it to hear every case brought before it.

• It weakened the Supreme Court in relation to the White House and Congress.

Who was John Marshall?

• Democratic-Republican justice who invalidated James Madison's appointment of "midnight justices'.

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who wrote the opinion in Marbury v Madison.

• Secretary of State under Thomas Jefferson who refused to deliver appointment papers to William Marbury.

• attorney who wrongly argued that the court had the power to make Madison hand over Marbury's appointment papers.

Why was Spain eager to trade the Louisiana territory and New Orleans to France?

• Spain needed to focus on South American ports

• To keep Napoleon from invading Spain

• American farmers were protesting against Spanish shipping policies

• Native Americans in the territory had attacked Spanish settlements

The Louisiana Purchase was significant to the U.S. because it...

• nearly doubled the size of country

• helped the U.S. challenge British power in North America

• set a precedent regarding the purchase of territory without congressional approval

• took New Orleans out of Spain's Control

Napoleon Bonaparte decided to sell the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. because he...

• wanted U.S. support for a war against Spain

• thought the land would be set aside for Native Americans

• needed funds to reinforce the French military in the war against the British

• wished to build a new empire in North America

The Lewis and Clark expedition was undertaken in order to explore the Louisiana Purchase, to learn about the plants and animals of the West and to...

• provide Americans with their first accounts of the Northwest

• establish the Corp of Discovery

• form alliances with American Indian Tribes

• attempt to find a river route to the Pacific Ocean

What was the effect of the Embargo Act of 1807?

• American ports were closed

• International trade was banned

• Trade with Britain was banned until Britain respected the U.S. neutrality

• Foreign imports were allowed, bu U.S. exports came to en end