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WorksheetsThe Jefferson Era - A New Party in Power
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
The election of 1800 was decided by
Senate
House of Representatives
popular votes
Electoral College
What was one of Jefferson's goal when he entered office?
he wanted to limit the federal government's power over the states
he wanted to create a strong federal system that weakened the power of the states
he favored limiting the voting rights of those who were uneducated
he favored raising taxes on big businesses in order to pay off the national debt
Which political party did Jefferson belong to?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Whigs
Before the 12th Amendment each elector had this many votes but they didn't indicate if they voted for President or Vice President.
2 votes
4 votes
1 vote
3 votes
Which Amendment changed the law so each elector had 1 vote for President and 1 vote for Vice President?
13th Amendment
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
12th Amendment
Under Jefferson, all government funds would come from the sale of western lands and taxes on imported goods called custom duties.
True
False
Regional courts were set up for the United States with?
Judiciary Act of 1801
Marbury vs. Madison
Marshall Supreme Court
midnight judges
Jefferson believed in reducing the power and size of the government, or a philosophy called?
federalism
judicial review
laissez-faire
states' rights
Who had John Adams named to serve as chief justice of the Supreme Court?
Aaron Burr
George Washington
John Marshall
Thomas Jefferson
The Judiciary Act of 1801 did which of the following:
Expanded the executive branch
Expanded the federal court system
Expanded the representation in the U.S. Senate
Expanded representation of the House of Representatives
"We are all Republicans, we are all Federalist...Let us, then, with courage and confidence pursue our own Federal and Republican principles, our attachment to union and representative government."
- Thomas Jefferson, first inaugural address
In this quote from his Inaugural Address, what was Jefferson trying to accomplish?
form a new political party
bridge the gap between Federalists and Republicans
encourage Congress to establish a representative government
point out the differences between political parties
