UNIT 9.1 JEFFERSON TAKES OFFICE MR. dickerson

- Democratic-Republicans 1 In the Presidential election of 1800 there were two political parties going head to head. - Federalists - Democratic-Republicans

1 FEDERALISTS DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICANS JOHN ADAMS THOMAS JEFFERSON ELECTION OF 1800 FEDERALISTS DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICANS JOHN ADAMS THOMAS JEFFERSON

RADICAL – people who take extreme political positions. 2 RADICAL – people who take extreme political positions. The Federalists were afraid radicals were getting ready to ruin the United States.

3 Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were tied with 73 electoral college votes.

4 The House voted to break the tie and it stayed tied until the 36th vote in which Jefferson was elected President.

Jefferson’s many talents and interests included: 5 Jefferson’s many talents and interests included: BEING A LAWYER

5 ARCHITECT INVENTOR

5 MUSICIAN HORSEMAN

5 SCIENTIST AVID READER

Jefferson wanted a calm America. 6 Jefferson wanted a calm America. Thought U.S. would be better off with a nation of farmers.

7 Jefferson wanted to make government smaller – less taxes, less federal employees, less government programs.

8 JOHN MARSHALL – a Federalist appointed Supreme Court judge, was judge for over 30 years

9 MARBURY v. MADISON – was a case that established the concept of “judicial review”

10 JUDICIAL REVIEW – means the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution.

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