Election of 1800

What is true about the beliefs of federalists and John Adams?

• They are ruled by the wealthy people

• They are mostly the traditional kinds

• They are ruled by the people and the state

• The are alliance with France

What is true about the beliefs of federalists and Adams

• they believe in the strong federalist government

• economic emphasis on agriculture

• loose interpretation of the constitution

• strong state government

What is true about the beliefs of democratic republicans and Jefferson?

• Economic emphasis on manufacturing and business

• Strong state government

• strict interpretation of constitution

• British alliance

The candidates

• Federalist, John Adams (president) Aaron Burr (VP)

  Democratic Republicans, Thomas Jefferson (president), Charles Pickney (VP)

• Federalist, John Adams (president) Charles Pickney (VP)

  Democratic Republicans, Thomas Jefferson (president), Aaron Burr (VP)

• Federalist, John Adams (VP) Charles Pickney (president)

  Democratic Republicans, Thomas Jefferson (VP) Aaron Burr (President)

• Democratic Republicans, John Adams (president) Charles Pickney (VP)

  Federalist,Thomas Jefferson (VP) Aaron Burr (President)

The federalist, under Adam's is criticized harshly by the democratic republicans.

• Completely true

• The democratic republicans, under Jefferson is criticized harshly by the federalists.

• false

What did the democratic republicans criticize about Adams?

• Alien and Sedition act

• Jay's treaty

• Too loose interpretation of constitution

• all of the above

The election system in 1800 (select all that applies)

• Each electoral collage member cast two votes, one of president and one for vice president

• They elect president and VP together, 2nd place becomes vice president

• Each party decides to have one person sit out when casting the second vote so that there is one candidate gets one less point then the other.

• Jefferson and Burr tied because they didn't figure out how the sit out works

Jefferson and Burr tie with 73 electoral votes, Adams gets 65 and Pickney had 64

• True

• False

What happens when two presidential candidates tie?

• House of representative votes.

• Senate votes

• Each state gets 1 vote for president and 1 for vice president

• Each representative gets 1 vote.

• Select from top 4 candidates

Select the one that is false

• at 1800 the house was controlled by federalists

• federalists wanted to vote for Burr

• Hamilton wanted Burr to be president because he hates Jefferson