The Early Years Jefferson

Question 1

Name all 4 candidates in the election of 1800, what party they were from, and how many electoral votes they received.

Answer 1

1. Thomas Jefferson (DR) (73)
2. Aaron Burr (DR) (73)
3. John Adams (F) (65)
4. Charles Pinckney (F) (64)

Question 2

Which two candidates were tied in electoral votes in the election of 1800?

Answer 2

Thomas Jefferson (DR) (73) and Aaron Burr (DR) (73)

Question 3

Who breaks the tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in the election of 1800?

Answer 3

The House of Representatives

Question 4

_____ of the House of Representatives convinces representatives to elect Jefferson as president. _____ challenges him to a duel, killing _____

Answer 4

Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton

Question 5

The election of 1800 demonstrated

Answer 5

A peaceful transfer of power from one set of ideas (Federalist) to another (Democratic Republican)

Question 6

What is the significance of the election of 1800?

Answer 6

It changed the way we elect president and Vice President (12th Amendment)

Question 7

How were elections run before the 12th Amendment?

Answer 7

1. Candidates only run for president

2. The person with the most amount of electoral votes becomes president, and the runner up becomes Vice President

Question 8

What amendment changed the election process?

Answer 8

12th

Question 9

How were elections run after the 12th Amendment?

Answer 9

1. Candidates can run either for president or vice president

2. President and Vice President run as a team

Question 10

Why was the Marbury vs. Madison case considered a “landmark” case?

Answer 10

Because its verdict changed the way we looked at laws and the Constitution.

Question 11

When a president serves out the rest of his term in office before the newly elected president takes over, he is called what?

Answer 11

Lame duck president

Question 12

Judges appointed during the tail end of the president’s term are called _____

Answer 12

Midnight judges