Presidential Administrations Part 2

A major success of Thomas Jefferson's administration was the:

• Purchase of the Louisiana Territory

• support for the Alien and Sedition Acts

• victory in the War of 1812

• passage of the Embargo Act

The major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine was to:

• create a military alliance for the defense of North America

• guarantee democratic governments in Latin America

• secure new colonies in the Caribbean

• limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere

One similarity in the foreign policies of Adams, Jefferson, and Monroe was that they

• favored France over England

• came to the defense of Latin American nations

• sought to avoid involvement in European political struggles

Which of the following were causes of the War of 1812? Select all that apply

• the British were arming American Indians and encouraging them to threaten western settlements

• The Embargo Act banned trade with France which caused the British to start the war

• The British seized American trading ships and forced our citizens to sail on their ships

• Manufacturing of finished products increased in the United States

In the court case Marbury v. Madison John Marshall was Chief Justice. The Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution gave power to

• Congress to override Presidential veto

• Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress and state laws unconstitutional

• House of Representatives to impeach the President

• President to veto a bill

How did the decision in McCulloch v. Maryland help strengthen the federal government?

• It stated that it gave the Supreme Court had judicial power to determine if a law was unconstitutional and enforce those decisions with military power backed by the federal government

• Established the supremacy clause & elastic clause which gave Congress the power to imply what was necessary and proper based on the Construction, making it the ultimate law of the land

• It established checks and balances within the three branches of government, ensuring each branch contributed to court cases and their outcomes

• it gave the states the powers to determine whether to carry out a law or not, allowing appellate court cases to be re-tried when jury decisions were appealed

Monroe negotiating the Adams-Onis treaty established...

• European nations being allowed to have land within the U.S.

• securing borders in the U.S. especially in relation to Florida and Spain

• The U.S. could colonize in European nations and South American territories

• The U.S. would double in size and have the land from the west of the Mississippi to the Rocky mountains

Which are examples of how early Presidential Administrations repelled or laid the foundations for protection against foreign invasion? Choose the two that apply

• Marbury v. Madison

• Louisiana Purchase

• Monroe Doctrine

• War of 1812

• Election of 1800