The Era of Thomas Jefferson 8th grade

Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were elected President and Vice President in which election?

• Election of 1812

• Election of 1800

• Revolution of 1812

• Election of 1808

Who decided the presidential tie between Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Congress

• House of Representatives

Which amendment changed how the President and Vice President are elected? (which number)

(a)  

What was Thomas Jefferson's first goal when he entered the office of President?

• To redecorate the White House

• To limit the federal government's power over states and citizens

• To avoid war with Great Britain

• To purchase the Louisiana Territory

This idea about government means that the government should not interfere in the economy. What is it called?

• Lazy faire

• Laissez faire

• Let be

• Capitalism

Which action, taken by President Jefferson, severely hurt the US at the start of the War of 1812?

• Reduction of the military's size

• Decrease of the number of people in the government

• Lack of government involvement in the US economy

• The purchase of the Louisiana Territory.

The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison established that the Supreme Court had the right to ____________ __________.

(a)  

One Democratic policy that President Jefferson agreed with and kept in place when he took office was to (a)   .

Judicial Review is the ability, of the Supreme Court, to _______.

• Declare laws constitutional

• Declare laws unconstitutional

• Override a President's veto

• Impeach a person holding office in the federal government

The Treaty between Spain and the US that gave the US access to the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans

• Treaty of Geeneville

• Pickney's Treaty

• Treaty of Versailles

• Tippecanoe Treaty