Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson

• 3rd President of the United States
• 1801 1809
• Democratic Republican

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Jefferson
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Jeffersons Presidency

• Marbury v. Madison
• Judicial Review
• 1803 Louisiana Purchase
• Lewis and Clark
• Embargo Act of 1807

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Marbury v Madison

• An 1803, case in which the Supreme Court ruled
  that it had the power to abolish laws by
  declaring them unconstitutional.
• In other words It established the idea the
  Supreme Court could get rid of laws that went
  against the constitution.
• This gave the Judiciary Branch more power.

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Unconstitutional

• What does this mean??
• Something that goes against the law of the
  Constitution.

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Judicial Review

• The principle that the Supreme Court has the
  final say in interpreting the Constitution.
• Jefferson and Madison were angry when John
  Marshall seized power for the Supreme Court, but
  they could hardly fight his decision. After all,
  he had decided Marbury v Madison in their favor.
  
• This helped create a lasting balance of power
  among the 3 branches of government

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1803 Louisiana Purchase

• President Jefferson bought the Louisiana
  Territory from Napoleon and France for 15 million
  dollars.
• Louisiana Territory Doubled the size of the
  United States.

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Embargo Act of 1807

• An act that stated that American ships were no
  longer allowed to sail to foreign ports, and it
  also closed American ports to British ships
• It was a disaster.
• It was more harmful to the US than to the British
  and French
• American farmers and merchants were especially
  hit hard.