Us history study guide 5.2 5.3 Flashcards
bureaucracy
the departments and workers that make up the government.
John Marshall
-Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
-Marshall was a Federalist,
- a last-minute appointee by the outgoing President, John Adams.
judicial review
reviewing the acts of Congress and of the President to determine if they were constitutional.
Marbury v. Madison
Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson obtained a vast territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.
Barbary War
a war between the Barbary States and the United States
what were the barbary states
North Africa—Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli
impressment
taking American sailors from their ships and forcing them to serve in the British navy.
embargo
suspending trade with the British by ordering American ships to stay in port
what did jefferson want to do
undo the work of the federalist
what was jeffersons agenda
reduce debt and he want to reduce the size of the army
what did he want to do to the federal government
shrink it, overall reduce the influence it had
what would the federalist never reclaim
national power.
what did Jefferson administration leave?
it left a profound legacy with its aquirement of new territory.
what did Jefferson administration set out to do?
things quite differently from their predecessors, who had copied the style of the British monarchy.
what did Jefferson encouraged Congress to do
abandon the Alien and Sedition Acts, as well as the hated taxes on stamps, land, and alcoholic spirits.
Unlike Hamilton, Jefferson wanted to
to retire the national debt by paying it down.
how did jefferson cut the national debt
he made major cuts to the army and navy
what did jefferson streamline
the government’s bureaucracy,
what did jefferson benefit from
customs revenue from imports that were increased
the westward movement of American farming families did what to the sale of federal land
it increased it
what did the Democratic Republicans hate
hated the Federalist displays of wealth as an aristocratic threat to the republic.
how was jefferson described
-friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to
-having or showing a lack of courtesy;
Why was Jefferson’s victory in the election of 1800 considered a “revolution”?
Because he changed the way the president acts and how he is viewed