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Unit 3 - Jefferson Becomes President

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The presidential election of 1800 ended in a tie. Who broke the tie?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Goegre Washington

c)

the House of Representatives

d)

Senate

2.
Thomas Jefferson tied with who in the Election of 1800
a)
Aaron Burr
b)
John Adams
c)
James Madison
d)
Bill Clinton
3.

Who was named the President in the election of 1800?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Aaron Burr

d)

George Washington

4.

Who as president believed that the power of the central government should be limited and the people should be enabled to govern themselves?

a)

Washington

b)

Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

Madison

5.
What firmly established the principle of judicial review?
a)
Tecumseh
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Impressment
6.
What Supreme Court justice helped create a lasting balance among the three branches of government?
a)
John Marshall
b)
Oliver Hazard Perry
c)
William Henry Harrison
d)
Zebulon Pike
7.
What allowed President Adams to appoint many Federalists as judges before his term as president expired?
a)
War of 1812
b)
Embargo Act of 1807
c)
Judiciary Act of 1801
d)
Marbury v. Madison
8.
The principles of judicial review were established in the case of __________.
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Marv vs. Madison
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
9.
Which of the following was a goal of President Jefferson?
a)
raise taxes
b)
increase the national military
c)
reduce the power of the federal government
d)
increase the power of the federal government
10.
In the case of ______, Chief Justice John Marshall established the power of judicial review.
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Gideon v. Wainwright
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
Marbury v. Madison
11.
In 1798, the Republicans chose _______ and Aaron Burr as their candidates.
a)
John Adams
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
12.
Judicial review is the review of the US Supreme Court to say something is constitutional or unconstitutional.
a)
False
b)
True
13.

What is judicial review?

a)

The president's ability to veto a proposed law.

b)

another way for saying due process

c)

The ability of higher courts to review and decide if lower courts decision is fair

d)

the deciding of the new supreme court justice

14.

Who was the man who established judicial review at the national level?

a)

Dwight K. Schrute

b)

John Marshall

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Aaron Burr

15.

Why do we use judicial review?

a)

to protect against illegal actions of the government and unfair court decisions

b)

To protect against a small government

c)

because we are a free country

d)

so that all court systems are equal and all courts have a jury.

16.
Thomas Jefferson was the ____ president.
a)
3rd 
b)
16th 
c)
43rd
d)
20th
17.
What political party is Jefferson?
a)
Whig
b)
Democratic Republic
c)
Federalist