Jefferson Era Test Review

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 following was one of the major effects of the Louisiana Purchase?

• It made Jefferson a dictator.

• It doubled the size of the United States.

• It put the port of New Orleans in danger.

• It started a war between France and Britain.

What is impressment?

• When Americans went back on their promises to Native Americans

• A ban on trade with ALL foreign goods

• A tax on imported goods

• Forcing captured sailors to serve in the military

Who won the Presidential election on 1808?

• Federalist Thomas Jefferson

• Democratic- Republican Thomas Jefferson

• Federalist James Madison

• Democratic- Republican James Madison

Which of the following is TRUE of the Battle of Tippecanoe? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

• Tecumseh tried to build a confederacy with other Native tribes to put a stop to US expansion

• The defeat of the Native Americans led Tecumseh to make an alliance with the French

• The defeat of the Native Americans led Tecumseh to make an alliance with the British

• Indiana Governor, William Henry Harrison defeated the Native Americans at the Battle of Tippecanoe

How did the United States avoid war between Britain and France?

• The French put up a blockade around the US

• The US used the policy of neutral rights

• Britain and France raised tariffs on the United States

• The British began impressing American sailors