Chapter 10 Lesson 1 The Jefferson Era

The election of 1800 was decided by

• the Senate

• the popular vote

• the Electoral College

• the House of Representatives

Regional courts were set up for the United States with the

• Judiciary Act of 1801

• Marbury v. Madison case

• Marshall Supreme Court

• midnight judges

Which case represented the first time the Supreme Court reviewed and ruled on acts of the other branches of government?

• Adams v. Jefferson

• Jefferson v. Madison

• Marbury v. Madison

• Marshall v. Madison

Who had John Adams named to serve as chief justice of the Supreme Court?

• Aaron Burr

• George Washington

• John Marshall

• Thomas Jefferson

According to the Constitution, the president is chosen by ______________.

• the people

• the House of Representatives

• electors

• the Senate

According to the Twelfth Amendment, to prevent a tie between a presidential and vice-presidential candidate, the electors _____________.

• cast one vote for president and one for vice president

• choose the president and the Senate chooses the vice president

• appoint the person with the most popular votes president

• no longer choose the president

Jefferson believed that _______________.

• the federal government should be large and strong

• state governments would limit freedoms

• the only way to protect liberty was to let the people do whatever they wanted

• the federal government should be limited in size and power

What is one way Jefferson lowered the national debt?

• cutting military spending

• refusing a salary

• lowering the number of people in Congress

• raising taxes

How did Jefferson plan to raise money for the government?

• raising taxes and selling land

• collecting customs duties and internal taxes

• selling land and collecting customs duties

• raising taxes only

President Adams made sure Federalists had control of the courts by appointing hundreds of judges during his last days in office.

• True

• False