Marbury v Madison
Why was the Marshall court case Marbury v. Madison so important for the power of the Supreme Court?
a. It gave the Supreme Court the power to appoint midnight judges
b. It gave the Supreme Court the power to approve or reject federal laws
c. It led to increased sectionalism between New England and the Southern colonies
b. It gave the Supreme Court the power to approve or reject federal laws
The Louisiana Purchase _________ the amount of land of the US.
a. doubled
b. tripled
c. halfed
a. doubled
What was the names of the two men sent by President Jefferson to explore territory purchased from Napoleon?
a. John and Jones
b. Lewis and Clark
c. Lincoln and Lewis
b. Lewis and Clark
The election of 1800 marks the first time both parties did what?
a. tied in an election
b. campaigned
c. had a candidate
b. campaigned
What replaced the Embargo Act?
a. The Intercourse Act
b. The Incursive Act
c. The Export Act
a. The Intercourse Act
What legal case established the role of the Judicial branch?
a. Plessy v Ferguson
b. Miranda v Arizona
c. Marbury v Madison
c. Marbury v Madison
What year did President Thomas Jefferson buy the Louisiana Purchase from France's Napoleon Bonaparte?
a. 1803
b. 1903
c 2003
a. 1803
What tribe was the young native american girl who helped on the expedition authorized by President Jefferson?
a. shoshonee
b. cherokee
c. seminole
a. shoshonee
What was the political beliefs of Thomas Jefferson?
A. big government and no rights to states
B. states rights and small government
C. absolute power
B. states rights and small government
The Embargo Act of 1807 forbid the US from exporting to what countries?
a. All European countries
b. All foreign countries
c. Only Britain and France
b. All foreign countries
What was the name of the first Supreme Court Justice?
a John Marshall
b William Howard Taft
c John Roberts
a John Marshall
What key executive order was taken during Jefferson's presidency that doubled the size of land in the U.S?
a manifest destiny
b. alaska purchase
c. louisiana purchase
c. louisiana purchase
What was the name of the native American girl's French husband, who helped her on the expedition?
a.Gabriel
b. Charbonneau
c. Adam
b. Charbonneau
What political party did Thomas Jefferson represent during the election of 1800?
A Democratic-Republicans
B Whigs
C Federalist
A Democratic- Republicans
How did President Jefferson resolve a war against the Tripoli Pirates?
a He eventually made a barricade on the Port of Tripoli to force the pirates to negotiate a treaty with the US
b. He secretly paid a million dollar tribute to the pirates without Congress knowing
c. He invaded Algiers to force their army to confront the pirates and force a surrender
a He eventually made a barricade on the Port of Tripoli to force the pirates to negotiate a treaty with the US
What is judicial review?
a rule by oligarchy
b rule by monarchy
c the courts have the right to decide the constitutionality of a law or act of the Legislative or Executive Branches
C the courts have the right to decide the constitutionality of a law or act of the Legislative or Executive Branches
What event prompted Napoleon to offer the sale of the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
A The successful rebellion in Haiti left France in need of money
B The territory was very unpopular with the people of France
C. Spain was planning a retaliation to take back the territory
A The successful rebellion in Haiti left France in need of money
What was the name of the native American girl who helped the two men commissioned on the expedition to the territory west?
a. Pocahontus
b. Sacagawea
c. Tecumseh
b. Sacagawea
Who were Jefferson's vice presidents?
a. Burr and Clinton
b. Burr and Hamilton
c. Lewis and Clark
a. Burr and Clinton
What key law did President Jefferson reverse in his first day on the job as the president?
A. Alien & Sedition Acts
B. Embargo Acts
C. Don't Ask, Don't Tell
A. Alien & Sedition Acts
All are the principles of Judicial Review EXCEPT
A SCOTUS can declare war on foreign powers
B SCOTUS can declare a law unconsitutional
C SCOTUS can review the constitutionality of both a congressional or a presidential law
A SCOTUS can declare war on foreign powers
Which one accurately describes the expedition of Zebulon Pike.
a. He found and named Pike's Peak
b. He incorrectly mapped a route from New Mexico to the Pacific Ocean
c. His treaty with Mexico later led to the Alamo
a. He found and named Pike's Peak
What was the name of the expedition authorized by Presidnet Jefferson to search and discover territiory west of the U.S?
A. special mission corps
b. corps of discovery
c. marine corps
b. corps of discovery
What was the US naval ship fired upon and illegally boarded by the British naval vessel the HMS Leopard?
a. USS Monticello
b. USS Chesapeake
c. USS Enterprise
b. USS Chesapeake
What was the name of the slave girl who fathered President Jefferson's sons during his life in Monticello, Virginia.
a. Polly Montoya
b. Alice Fontner
c. Sally Hemmings
c. Sally Hemmings