Ch. 10 Jefferson's Presidency quiz part I

Which statement best reflects the principles of Judicial Review? (Check all that apply)

• The Judicial Branch can declare laws unconstitutional

• The Constitution is the supreme law of the land

• Any laws that conflict with the Constitution cannot stand

• The Executive Branch must uphold the Constitution

What was the purpose of the 12th Amendment passed after the election of 1800?

• To allow congress to make treaties with natives regarding land

• To avoid War with Britain and France

• To avoid another tie after the election of 1800

• To set Judicial Review in the Supreme Court

The significance of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison is that the decision:

• advanced civil rights for minorities

• limited Presidential control of foreign policy

• upheld the constitutionality of a national bank

• established the power of judicial review

Which of the following statements ARE TRUE about the Presidential Election of 1800? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

• Because of the tie, the election was decided in the Senate and the House of Representatives

• Alexander Hamilton broke the tie by persuading the House of Representatives to vote for Thomas Jefferson, making him President in 1800

• James Madison Became the Vice President in 1800

• Democratic-Republican candidates Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were tied with 73 electoral votes each

Which of the following statements about the Louisiana Purchase ARE TRUE? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

• French leader Napoleon Bonaparte wanted to use Louisiana to build an empire in the EASTERN Hemisphere

• Napoleon sold Louisiana to the United States because he needed money to fight wars in Europe and because his army was defeated in the Haitian Revolution

• The United States paid $14 million for the Louisiana Purchase

• President Jefferson was worried about the Louisiana Territory because American farmers needed access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans to ship their crops/goods

• The Louisiana Purchase was 728,000 square miles in area

Which of the folllowing statements about the Lewis and Clark Expedition ARE TRUE? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

• The Expedition left from St. Louis, Missouri with 85 men

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were both generals in the U.S. military

• The Expedition travelled all the way to the Pacific Ocean

• The Expedition was important because it informed Americans about the people, plants and animals that were in the Louisiana Territory and led to Americans moving West

• It was discovered that fur was an abundant resource in the Rocky Mountain