Topic 4.2: Political Parties and the Era of Jefferson

Match the items with the correct political party from the First Party System

Groups:

(a) Federalist Party

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(b) Democratic Republican Party

• Alexander Hamilton, John Adams

• Favored educated elites in government

• Supported modernization and manufacturing

• Expand democracy for the "common man"

• Sympathetic to Britain

• Thomas Jefferson, James Madison

• Agrarian Republicanism

• Sympathetic to France

• Favored strong central government

• Support for state rights

Which of the following was NOT a major issue that divided the Federalist and Democratic Republican parties?

• Tariffs and the general role of the government in the economy

• Whether the federal or state governments should have more power

• Who to ally or favor in the wars between France and Britain

• Disagreement over further expansion of the U.S. into western territories

Under the leadership of chief justice​ (a)   , the Supreme Court established the primacy of the​ judiciary in determining the meaning of the Constitution. This was mainly by establishing the doctrine of​ (b)   in the case​ (c)   The court also kept the ideas of the​ (d)   alive by issuing decisions that strengthened the power of the central government.

• judicial review
• Marbury v. Madison.
• Federalist Party
• Democratic Republican
• Fletcher v. Peck
• John Jay
• John Marshall
• executive privilege

Match the events with the correct means by which the U.S. sought to establish influence and control over North America.

• Diplomatic efforts

• The Lewis and Clark expedition

• Exploration

• The Monroe Doctrine

• Expanding U.S. territorial holdings

• Indian wars and Removal policies

• Asserting US dominance in Latin America

• The Louisiana Purchase

• Use of military force

• The Adams-Onis Treaty that ceded Florida to the U.S. from Spain

Why could Jefferson's acquisition of the Louisiana Territory and Embargo on trade be considered a violation of his political principles?

• They both represented a profound expansion of the powers of the federal government

• They violated Jefferson's promise to stop westward expansion and support international trade

• They both favored the elites rather than the common man

• They benefitted the British government and weakened the French war effort