Ch 10 Events That Shaped the Young United States

Why was there a crisis in the Electoral College in the election of 1800?

• The Electoral College voted separately for president and vice-president, and they elected a Federalist for president and a Democratic-Republican for vice president

• Two Democratic-Republican candidates got the same amount of votes in the Electoral College, so the House of Representatives had to vote to break the tie

• The Electoral College voted separately for president and vice-president, and they elected a Democratic-Republican for president and a Federalist for vice president

• Two Federalist candidates got the same amount of votes in the Electoral College, so the Senate had to vote to break the tie.

What significant change occurred in 1804 as a result of the issues in the election of 1800?

• Congress passed the 12h Amendment, which required the Electoral College to vote for only one candidate from a political party

• The political parties signed an agreement about how to resolve disputed elections in the future

• The political parties signed an agreement to unify, which led President Jefferson to say: "We are all Republicans. We are all Federalists."

• Congress passed the 12th Amendment, which required the Electoral College to vote for president and vice-president separately

Which statement BEST describes the role the House of Representatives played in the election of 1800?

• The House of Representatives decided the election after 36 ballots with each state casting one vote

• The House of Representatives decided the election after the Electoral College voted 35 times without picking a winner

• The House of Representatives wrote the rules the Electoral College had to follow to choose the winner

• The House of Representatives changed the rules the Electoral College had to follow in the 12th Amendment

Which statement describes the meaning of the excerpt from John Marshall's opinion in Marbury v. Madison?

• It states that the judicial branch has the power to make rules about province and duty

• It states that the judicial branch has the power to determine which cases involve rules

• It states that the judicial branch has the power to pass new laws when there are disputes

• It states that the judicial branch has the power to define and interpret the law in disputes

In Marbury v. Madison, chief Justice, John Marshall's opinion established the principle of

• federal job rights

• judicial review

• implied powers

The principle established in Marbury v. Madison gave the Supreme Court the right to determine

• constitutionality of laws

• electoral college rules

• implied powers

The principle established in Marbury v. Madison made the Supreme Court __________powerful.

• more

• less

Why did President Jefferson order a blockade of Tripoli?

• Tripoli had declared war on the United States because the United States would not pay tribute to Barbary pirates

• Tripoli refused to pay tribute to the United States after the United States demanded it stop dealing with the Barbary pirates.

• Tripoli had declared war on the United States because the United States took the side of the Barbary pirates in their dispute with Tripoli

• Tripoli refused to pay tribute to the United States after the United States provided trade goods to the Barbary pirates

Which reason BEST describes why the Unites States wanted its ships to have access to the Mediterranean Sea despite the Barbary pirates?

• It was important to follow the Embargo Act

• It was important to protect American prestige

• It was important for the American military

• It was important for American trade

Lewis and Clark led an expedition to explore the land purchased from_______

• France

• Spain

• Great Britain