CA 8 Review -Jefferson

The Election of 1800 was very different from the previous Presidential elections because ____.

• all the candidates for President were from the same political party

• there was a tie between the two Democratic-Republican candidates

• George Washington decided to come out of retirement and run for President again

• Alexander Hamilton became the first President not to be born in the United States

Proposed by Congress after the Election of 1800, what did the Twelfth Amendment accomplish?

• Let the Court cast the deciding vote in deadlocked elections

• Allowed Americans overseas to cast votes by mail

• Abolished the practice of counting ballots by hand

• Created a separate ballot for president and vice president

Marbury vs. Madison established that _____.

• the Supreme Court would appoint all new judges

• the President could veto Congressional laws

• the Constitution was the supreme law of the land and created Judicial Review

• all new judges must be approved by the State

What is judicial review?

• The power of Congress to oversee decisions made by the Supreme Court.

• The power of Congress to review the appointment of Supreme Court justices.

• The power of the judiciary to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.

• The power of the judiciary to monitor the conduct of presidential elections.

Which of the following is a factor that influenced Napoleon’s decisions to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

• The westward movement of American settlers.

• His plans to invade Russia

• Spain’s refusal to allow American goods to move into or past New Orleans

• His need for money to support a war against England

Which group would benefited the most from the United States gaining the port of New Orleans?

• Farmers in the Ohio River Valley

• Native Americans in the Southwest

• Fur trappers in the New York area

• Gold miners in northern California

Why was there controversy around Thomas Jefferson purchasing the Louisiana Territory?

• The land cost too much money per acre.

• The Constitution did not specifically allow purchase of land.

• The purchase would upset the balance of power in the Senate.

• The Spanish government was upset that the French sold the land to the United States

Lewis and Clark’s expedition had many lasting effect of the United States, including ___.

• creating accurate maps of the new western land

• discovering various species of plants and animals

• developing friendly relationships with Native Americans

• All answers are correct

Why did Thomas Jefferson urge Congress to enact the Embargo Act of 1807?

• To lower the crime rate in big cities.

• To help slow down trade in the 1800s

• To make France and Britain stop attacking US merchant ships.

• To give Congress a larger pay raise in 1808.

What happened as a result of the Embargo Act of 1807?

• It hurt the US economy by wiping out trade with all other nations.

• It made the nation’s economy stronger as Americans had to buy and sell more American goods.

• It was effective in stopping Britain from violating America’s neutral rights.

• It forced Americans to find a new market form their goods.