Chapter 10 Flashcards
Which two candidates had the same number of electoral votes at the end of the
Election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr
How many electoral votes did Jefferson and Burr have?
73 each
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-Fair
What act helped the Federalists control the courts?
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
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 it would be unconstitutional
Why would farmers in TN/KY establish their homes and farms near rivers that fed
into the Mississippi River?
They had drinking water and could ship crops to markets
Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
The French
How much did the US pay for the area in the Louisiana Purchase?
$15,000,000
What political party threatened to secede due to the Louisiana Purchase?
A group of Federalists
What river did those explorers follow along on their way to the Pacific Ocean?
The Mississippi River
