WorksheetsCh 8.1: A New Party in Power
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 5mins
In what election year did the Federalists support John Adams while the Republicans supported Thomas Jefferson?
1792
1800
1804
1808
Who did the Federalists choose to run as vice president with John Adams?
Thomas Jefferson
Charles Pinckney
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
What president served from April 1789- to March 1797?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
What president served from March 1797 to March 1801
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
What president served from March 1801 to March 1809
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
What president served from March 1809 to March 1817
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Neither Adams nor Jefferson traveled around the country to gather support through direct campaigning because they thought it was improper. Instead, they sent _____ to leading citizens and newspapers
ads
letters
emails
podcasts
How many electoral votes were needed to become president in 1800? There were 138 total EC votes
68
69
70
71
Both Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received this many electoral college votes?
69
70
72
73
Under the Constitution--it is electors through the electoral college that formally elect the president and vice president. What body chooses if there is no candidate with a majority of votes?
House of Representatives
Senate
State Legislatures
Supreme Court
Who did the Republicans choose as Thomas Jefferson's running mate in the election of 1800?
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
James Monroe
Who ended up winning the election of 1800?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Charles Pinckney
Aaron Burr
Jefferson outlined some of his goals, including "a wise and frugal government" and "the support of the state governments in all their rights" in what?
Inaugural Address
State of the Union
Candidate Statements
Opening Address
As president, Jefferson surrounded himself with people who shared similar views. One of Albert Gallatin, who served in what position?
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of the Interior
Attorney General
Jefferson also got rid of most federal taxes and only collected taxes on imported goods called ______
Duty of customs
Customs duties
tariffs
excise taxes
Who did John Adams appoint to be Chief Justice of the United States in February of 1801?
John Jay
John Rutledge
John Marshall
John Roberts
What is the name of last-minute appointees from John Adams?
noon judge
midnight judges
dinner judges
morning judges
Who was the Secretary of State under Thomas Jefferson that refused to give William Marbury his commission--setting up a court case?
John Marshall
James Madison
James Monroe
James Carter
In what supreme court case did the court rule that Congress does have implied powers and that stats cannot tax the federal government?
Marbury v Madison
McCulloch v Maryland
McCulloch v New York
Worcester v Georgia
In what supreme court case did the court rule that states could not regulate Native Americans, only the federal government had that power.
McCulloch v Maryland
Worcester v North Carolina
Marbury v Madison
Worcester v Georgia
In what supreme court cast did the court hold that federal law overrules state law in matters affecting more than one state?
Gibbons v. Ogden
Marbury v. Madison
Scott v Sanford
Plessy v. Ferguson
