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The Jefferson Era - A New Party in Power

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The election of 1800 was decided by

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

c)

popular votes

d)

Electoral College

2.

What was one of Jefferson's goal when he entered office?

a)

he wanted to limit the federal government's power over the states

b)

he wanted to create a strong federal system that weakened the power of the states

c)

he favored limiting the voting rights of those who were uneducated

d)

he favored raising taxes on big businesses in order to pay off the national debt

3.

Which political party did Jefferson belong to?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Democratic-Republicans

d)

Whigs

4.
A fundamental or basic, law or idea.
a)
Juristiction
b)
Electors
c)
Principles
d)
Similar
5.
The Election of 1800 there was a tie in the Electoral College Vote between who?
a)
Thomas Jefferson & John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson & Aaron Burr
c)
John Adams & Aaron Burr
d)
Aaaron Burr & John Marshall
6.

Before the 12th Amendment each elector had this many votes but they didn't indicate if they voted for President or Vice President.

a)

2 votes

b)

4 votes

c)

1 vote

d)

3 votes

7.
What was the case that established the precedent of Judicial Review?
a)
McCullough v Maryland
b)
Worchester v Georgia
c)
Marbury v Madison
d)
Gibbons v Ogden
8.

Which Amendment changed the law so each elector had 1 vote for President and 1 vote for Vice President?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

12th Amendment

9.
Who was the Midnight Judge that sued James Madison for his judge position?
a)
Sam Adams
b)
William Dawes
c)
George Oglethorp
d)
William Marbury
10.

Under Jefferson, all government funds would come from the sale of western lands and taxes on imported goods called custom duties.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Regional courts were set up for the United States with?

a)

Judiciary Act of 1801

b)

Marbury vs. Madison

c)

Marshall Supreme Court

d)

midnight judges

12.

Jefferson believed in reducing the power and size of the government, or a philosophy called?

a)

federalism

b)

judicial review

c)

laissez-faire

d)

states' rights

13.

Who had John Adams named to serve as chief justice of the Supreme Court?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

George Washington

c)

John Marshall

d)

Thomas Jefferson

14.

The Judiciary Act of 1801 did which of the following:

a)

Expanded the executive branch

b)

Expanded the federal court system

c)

Expanded the representation in the U.S. Senate

d)

Expanded representation of the House of Representatives

15.

"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?

a)

form a new political party

b)

bridge the gap between Federalists and Republicans

c)

encourage Congress to establish a representative government

d)

point out the differences between political parties