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Chapter 11: The Triumph and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

Part 1

Learning Objectives:

  1. Explain how Jefferson’s idealistic Revolution of 1800 proved to be more moderate and practical once he began exercising presidential power.
  2. Describe the conflicts between Federalists and Republicans over the judiciary and how John Marshall turned the Supreme Court into a bastion of conservative, federalist power to balance the rise of Jeffersonian democracy.
  3. Describe Jefferson’s basic foreign-policy goals and how he attempted to achieve them.
  1. Name the two political parties in the presidential election of 1800 and part of their platforms.

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  1. Explain the quote, “…the Republicans were the first to learn that it is far easier to condemn from the stump than to govern consistently.” ______

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Federalists and Republican Mudslingers: pages 224-225

  1. How did John Adams earn the nickname of “the Father of the American Navy?” ______

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  1. Name four things the Federalists accused Thomas Jefferson of doing during the election of 1800.
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The Jeffersonian “Revolution of 1800”: pages 226-228

Use the map of the Presidential Election of 1800 and answer the following four (5,6,7,8) questions:

  1. How many electoral votes did Adams get from the five New England states? ______
  2. Which was the only state north of Virginia that went completely for Jefferson? ______
  3. How many electoral votes were there in the three states that divided between Adams and Jefferson? ______
  4. The text records the final electoral vote as 73 for Jefferson to 65 for Adams and notes that Jefferson carried New York only by a very slender margin. If Adams had carried New York, what would the electoral result have been?

Adams= ______votes,Jefferson=______votes ______

  1. Which man is credited for helping Jefferson win the election of 1800? ______
  1. How did the 3/5’s clause help Jefferson in the election? ______

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  1. Though Jefferson won the popular and electoral vote, a strange deadlock led to the election being decided

(highlight and/or circle the correct answer)

  1. In the Senate.
  2. By the Electoral College.
  3. By Mrs. O’Farrell.
  4. In the House of Representatives.
  5. By the Supreme Court.
  1. Assess the validity of Jefferson’s claim that the election of 1800 “was a revolution comparable to that of 1776.” Do you consider that revolution to be a real revolution or a more moderate renovation in American political history? Support your answer. ______

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Responsibility Breeds Moderation: pages 229-230

  1. Did Jefferson’s general moderation once in office reflect a loss of his more radical republican convictions, or simply a practical adjustment to the realities of presidential leadership? Explain your answer.

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Jeffersonian Restraint: pages 230-231

  1. One Federalist policy that Jefferson quickly overturned was ______.
  1. When it came to the major Federalist economic programs, Jefferson did what? ______

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The “Dead Clutch” of the Judiciary: pages 231-232

  1. What did the Federalists hoped to get out of the Judiciary Act of 1801 and the appointment of the midnight judges?______

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  1. Explain why you either agree or disagree with the following statement: John Marshall is the Federalists’ legacy.______

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  1. What principle did the case of Marbury v. Madison establish? ______

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  1. Why do you think the textbook refers to the case of Marbury v.Madison as “epochal?” Describe the short-term and long-term ramifications of the decision. ______

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  1. Jefferson’s failed attempt to impeach and convict Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase means what fundamental U.S. idea was working? ______

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Jefferson, a Reluctant Warrior: pages 233-234

  1. Why did Jefferson distrust large, standing armies, but not mind navies? ______

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  1. What forced Jefferson to reverse his strong opposition to maintaining any substantial American military?

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O’Farrell