In the Presidential election of 1800 there were two political parties going head to head
- Federalists- Democratic-Republicans
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1FEDERALISTS DEMOCRATIC-
REPUBLICANS
JOHNADAMS
THOMASJEFFERSON
The Federalists were afraid radicals were getting ready to ruin the United States
RADICAL – people who take extreme political positions
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Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were tied with 73 electoral college votes
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The House voted to break the tie and it stayed tied until the 36th vote in which Jefferson was elected President
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Jefferson’s many talents and interests included:
LAWYER
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ARCHITECTURE
INVENTOR
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MUSIC
HORSEMAN
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SCIENTIST
READING
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Jefferson wanted a calm America
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Thought U.S. would be better off with a nation of farmers
Jefferson wanted to make government smaller – less taxes, less federal employees, less government programs
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JOHN MARSHALL – a Federalist appointed Supreme Court judge, was judge for over 30 years
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MARBURY v. MADISON – was a case that established the concept of “judicial review”
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JUDICIAL REVIEW – means the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution
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