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WorksheetsQuiz of the Week 12/1-12/4
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Why was there a crisis in the Electoral College in the election of 1800?
The Electoral College voted separately for president and vice president, and they elected a Federalist for president and a Democratic-Republican for vice president.
Two Democratic-Republican candidates got the same amount of votes in the Electoral College, so the House of Representatives had to vote to break the tie.
The Electoral College voted separately for president and vice president, and they elected a Democratic-Republican for president and a Federalist for vice president.
Two Federalist candidates got the same amount of votes in the Electoral College, so the Senate had to vote to break the tie.
What significant change occurred in 1804 as a result of the issues in the election of 1800?
Congress passed the 12th Amendment, which required the Electoral College to vote for only one candidate from a political party.
The political parties signed an agreement about how to resolve disputed elections in the future.
The political parties signed an agreement to unify, which led President Jefferson to say: “We are all Republicans. We are all Federalists.”
Congress passed the 12th Amendment, which required the Electoral College to vote for president and vice president separately.
In Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall's opinion established the principle of ________.
federal job rights
judicial review
implied powers
electoral college rules
Who were the main candidates in the Election of 1800?
George Washington and John Adams
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
John Adams and Aaron Burr
Tennessee was the ____state to join the Union.
14th
16th
11th
12th
When did Tennessee become a state?
July 4, 1776
June 1, 1796
May 23, 1790
June 12, 1790
Which of the following were tasks that Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were given to accomplish during their expedition? Choose all that apply.
collect rocks
map new territory
find a western route to the Pacific Ocean
journal about newly discovered plants and animals
conquer Native American tribes and capture their people
