A New Party in Power

In the election of 1800, Federalists supported __________ for a second term.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Aaron Burr

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

Congress passed the ____________ to prevent another showdown between a presidential and a vice-presidential candidate.

• twelfth amendment

• fifth amendment

• second amendment

• Sedition Act

Under Jefferson, all government funds would come from the sale of western lands and taxes on imported goods called

• income tax

• property tax

• customs duties

• state taxes

Jefferson and Gallatin worked on reducing the

• state debt

• cabinet

• taxes on imports

• national debt

The last-minute judicial appointments by Adams were called

• minute men

• midnight judges

• midnight men

• judicial review

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

Jefferson believed in reducing the power and size of government, or a philosophy called

• federalism.

• judicial review.

• laissez-faire.

• states' rights.

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

• Aaron Burr

• George Washington

• John Marshall

• Thomas Jefferson