Chapter 10 Flashcards
Which two candidates had the same number of electoral votes at the end of the Election of 1800?
Aaron Burr vs. Thomas Jefferson
How many electoral votes did Jefferson and Burr have?
73 total votes
What decided the Election of 1800 after there was a tie in the Electoral College?
The House of Representatives
What amendment set the requirements for presidential elections?
The 12th Amendment
What type of governmental style “lets the people do as they choose”?
Laissez-faire
What act helped the Federalists control the courts?
The Judiciary Act of 1801
Why did John Adams want to appoint these judges before he left office?
To shut Jefferson out of the appointment process and keep federal control
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?
The Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional for a new president to be forced to accept propositions not finalized
Marbury v. Madison was the first time the Supreme Court had ever decided that something was what?
To claim something was 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 market
Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
France
How much did the US pay for the area in the Louisiana Purchase?
15 million dollars
What political party threatened to secede due to the Louisiana Purchase?
A group of Federalists
Who was sent on an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Lewis and Clark. Along with several helpers including Sacagawea.
What river did those explorers follow along on their way to the Pacific Ocean?
The Missouri River
Why was the Lewis and Clark expedition important to the western expansion of the US?
It inspired people to go west and settle by sparking a since of adventure
What did the US do to prohibit trade with the rest of the world?
They created an Embargo Act
What did Tecumseh try to build in response to Ohio River Valley settlement?
A strong Native American Confederacy
Who earned the nickname “Tippecanoe” after the battle of the same name?
William Henry Harrison
