Unit 1 Chapter 2

Why was the election of 1796 significant?

• There was a tie in votes.

• There was a transfer of power between parties.

• It was the first contested election.

• It was the first time there was a presidential election.

Who became the President as a result of the 1796 election?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• George Washington

• James Madison

Which political parties were involved in the 1796 presidential election?

• Libertarians and Federalists

• Democrats and Republicans

• Whigs and Tories

• Federalists and Democratic-Republicans

What is Impressment?

• A political leader who appeals to people's prejudices and desires to gain power.

• An action that moves people to resist or act out against lawful authority.

• The authority of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws or actions by the government are constitutional.

• The act of seizing people and forcing them to serve against their will, such as in the military.

What unusual outcome occurred in the 1796 election regarding the President and Vice President?

• They were both from the Federalist party.

• They were from different political parties.

• There was no Vice President elected.

• They were from the same political party.

What party worried about the federal government becoming too big and powerful.

• Democratic-Republicans

• Whigs

• Federalists

• Tories

What was President Washington's feel about the conflict between France and Great Britain?

• He felt loyalty to France.

• He wanted to remain neutral.

• He encouraged the French in setting up a republic.

• He wanted to protect business interests with Great Britain.

The Alien and Sedition Acts

• required each elector in the electoral college to cast one vote for President and one vote for Vice President.

• allowed ordinary people to be able to participate in their government, as long as they were educated.

• allowed the president to expel any immigrant deemed dangerous and made it a crime to speak or write against the government.

• gave power to the Supreme Court the ability to check the actions of the other branches of government.

Why did President Adams send representatives to France in what would be known as the XYZ Affair?

• He wanted the French to know that America was forming a navy.

• Americans planned to help France with their war.

• Three French agents had demanded a bribe.

• The French had begun seizing American merchant ships.

As shown in the picture, the Election of 1800 resulted in a TIE for president. What group then decided who became President?

• Congress

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court