The American Nation

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The American Nation
Chapter 10
The Age of Jefferson 18011816
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The American Nation
Chapter 10 The Age of Jefferson 18011816
Section 1 A Republican Takes Office
Section 2 The Louisiana Purchase
Section 3 New Threats from Overseas
Section 4 The Road to War
Section 5 The War of 1812
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A Republican Takes Office
Chapter 10, Section 1

• How did Jeffersons presidency reflect a
  democratic style?

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Jeffersons Democratic Style
Chapter 10, Section 1

• Jefferson wanted to make the government more
  democratic, which means ensuring that all people
  have the same rights.
• He made his inauguration a low-key affair instead
  of a fancy one.
• He preferred quiet dinners to formal parties.
• To show that the President was an ordinary
  citizen, he wore casual clothes and greeted
  people by shaking hands instead of bowing.
• He promised that although his party, the
  Republicans, were in the majority, he would not
  treat the Federalists harshly. In his inaugural
  address, he said, The minority possess their
  equal rights, which equal laws must protect.

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Jeffersons Economic Policies
Chapter 10, Section 1

• Jefferson believed that one way to lessen
  government power was to reduce the federal
  budget.
• Jefferson believed in the economic idea known as
  laissez faire, a policy in which the government
  plays as small a role as possible in economic
  affairs.
• Instead the economy relies on a free market where
  goods and services are exchanged with little
  regulation.

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A Republican Takes Office
Chapter 10, Section 1

• What actions did Jefferson take to reduce the
  power of the federal government?

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Jefferson Reduced the Power of the Federal
Government
Chapter 10, Section 1
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A Republican Takes Office
Chapter 10, Section 1

• How did Chief Justice John Marshall strengthen
  the Supreme Court?

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Chief Justice Marshall and the Supreme Court
Chapter 10, Section 1

• John Adams had appointed John Marshall as Chief
  Justice of the Supreme Court. Marshall was a
  Federalist.
• Marshall found the courts to be weaker than other
  branches of government.
• When William Marbury sued Secretary of State
  James Madison, the case came before the Supreme
  Court. The Judiciary Act of 1789 said the Supreme
  Court could decide cases against federal
  officials.

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• In the Supreme Courts decision in the case of
  Marbury v. Madison, Marshall wrote that the
  Constitution didnt give the Supreme Court the
  right to hear such a case, and Congress could not
  give it the right. Therefore, the Judiciary Act
  of 1789 was unconstitutional.
• The decision in Marbury v. Madison set a
  precedent. It gave the Supreme Court the power of
  judicial reviewthe power to decide whether laws
  passed by Congress were constitutional and to
  reject laws that it considered unconstitutional.

Chapter 10, Section 1
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Section 1 Assessment
Chapter 10, Section 1

• Jefferson believed in a free market, which is
• a) a grocery store run by ordinary farmers.
• b) an economy in which goods and services are
  exchanged with little regulation.
• c) an economy in which the government works to
  promote trade and manufacturing.
• d) an economic situation with high government
  spending and high government debt.
• In the case of Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice
  Marshall
• a) reduced the power of the Supreme Court.
• b) established the Supreme Courts power of
  judicial review.
• c) established the Supreme Courts power to
  decide cases against federal officials.
• d) upheld the Judiciary Act.

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Section 1 Assessment
Chapter 10, Section 1

• Jefferson believed in a free market, which is
• a) a grocery store run by ordinary farmers.
• b) an economy in which goods and services are
  exchanged with little regulation.
• c) an economy in which the government works to
  promote trade and manufacturing.
• d) an economic situation with high government
  spending and high government debt.
• In the case of Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice
  Marshall
• a) reduced the power of the Supreme Court.
• b) established the Supreme Courts power of
  judicial review.
• c) established the Supreme Courts power to
  decide cases against federal officials.
• d) upheld the Judiciary Act.