Chapter 10 Flashcards
How many electoral votes did Jefferson and Burr have?
73
What decided the Election of 1800 after there was a tie in the Electoral College?
The House of Representatives.
Which two candidates had the same number of electoral votes at the end of the Election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr
What amendment set the requirements for presidential elections?
The 12th Amendment
What type of governmental style “lets the people do as they choose”?
Laissez-fair
What act helped the Federalists control the courts?
Judicial Act of 1801
Why did John Adams want to appoint these judges before he left office?
To shut Jefferson out and to keep Federalist control of the courts.
Who is the most famous midnight judge to not have his job finalized?
William Marbury
What was the landmark court case that established judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
Why did the Supreme Court not give Marbury his job after the court case?
They decided that is was unconstitutional to force the new president to finish the last one’s unfinished work.
Marbury v. Madison was the first time the Supreme Court had ever decided that something was what?
Unconstitutional
Why would farmers in TN/KY establish their homes and farms near rivers that fed into the Mississippi River?
To ship their crops to markets.
Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
France
How much did the US pay for the area in the Louisiana Purchase?
$15,000,000; $15 Million
What political party threatened to secede due to the Louisiana Purchase?
A group of Federalists
