Jefferson's presidency

What is Laissez-faire?

• Walk away from trouble
• Let people do as they choose
• Government should have total control
• Totalitarianism

Who was the 3rd president, first Republican- Democratic president, and the one who purchased the Louisiana Territory?

• John Marshall

• Thomas Jefferson

• Meriwether Lewis

• William Clark

What is judicial review?

• The right to look at judges before a trial
• The right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitution
• The right to ignore the Constitution
• The right to ignore a case in trial

What was the Louisiana Territory?

• The Spanish Territory (including Florida)

• An enormous area of land, extending west of the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.

• The area that is California today

• The east coast of the United States

What party did Jefferson belong to?

• Federalists

• Republican

• Democratic

• Democratic-Republican

Who was the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?

• John Madison

• James Monroe

• John Marshall

• John Adams

What principle was established by the Marbury v. Madison case?

• federal job rights

• judicial review

• implied powers

• constitutionality of laws

Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase from _____________?

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

What was a primary cause of the Louisiana Purchase?

• The need for more land for industrial development

• The desire to control the Mississippi River and New Orleans

• The threat of war with Spain

• The discovery of gold in the region

What was a direct result of the Marbury v. Madison decision?

• The expansion of executive power

• The establishment of the Supreme Court's authority to declare laws unconstitutional

• The reduction of congressional power

• The increase in state sovereignty