The Era of Jefferson Bell Ringer: Create a K/W/L chart in your notes What do you already KNOW about Jefferson? What do you WANT to know?

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Classwork Use your book pages Identify at least 7 changes that Jefferson made in his Democratic Style AND Smaller Role for the US Government Create a Topic Sentence that explains why Jefferson made these changes. American Nation

Small gov’t Violence is sometimes necessary to bring about change Party politics are not good for the nation – We are all Americans! Laissez-faire economics (“let alone”) business can function without gov’t support Reduce size of army and navy Cut spending, reduce the debt Cut taxes

Marbury v. Madison establishes “judicial review”

~ Adams tried to leave a lasting Federalist influence in government by appointing 58 Federal Judges (judges serve for life) ~appointments were made until the day before the inauguration, except one John Adams

(the next day) ~ Madison, Jefferson’s Sec. of State, was told not to deliver the official papers confirming Marbury ~ Marbury sued Madison to become a judge Madison

~ The Supreme Court ruled against Marbury and declared a law passed by Congress to be unconstitutional (Judiciary Act of 1789 which said only S.C. could try cases against a federal official) Did you know I was John Adams’ Secretary of State?

~ the case established Judicial Review : the Supreme Court can rule whether laws (state, national) are constitutional or not

“ The opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves… but for the Legislature and Executive also… would make the Judiciary a tyrannical branch” Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams 1804

Why would Jefferson want to control the Mississippi River?

US buys Louisiana Territory Negotiators sent to France Originally planned just to buy New Orleans and West Florida, but Napoleon had lost Haiti and needed $$$ French offered whole territory, decided on $15 million – 800,000 acres

Lewis and Clark sent to explore the new land

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