Section 1 Flashcards

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Thomas Jefferson

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President of the United states

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Aaron Burr

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Jefferson’s running mate

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3
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Laissez Faire

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Means that the government should not interfere

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John Marshall

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Chief justice who spoke for a unanimous Court

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5
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Judicial Review

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the authority of the Supreme Court to strike down unconstitutional laws

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under the _______ Jefferson believed the government had become powerful

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Federalists

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The case that determined the _______ _______ can declare laws unconstitutional was Marbury vs. Madison

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Supreme Court

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The most important power the Supreme court has today

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Judicial Review

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Jefferson’s policy of reducing the _______ _______ policy when it came to economic affairs was called laissez faire

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Federal Government’s

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10
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_______ _______ declared the Judiciary act of 1789 unconstitutional

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John Marshall

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Changes Jefferson made to the federal government:

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  • Cut military spending
  • Reduced the federal government’s power over states
  • Eliminated all federal taxes inside the country
  • Reversed the penalties and refunded the fines collected under the sedition acts
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