2. © 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX Our Country’s First Real Election John Adams Thomas Jefferson vs.

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4. Read the Expert Information on the XYZ Affair and answer the guided reading questions.

5. © 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX John Adams “The British are our friends. We have traditions, family ties, and trade with Britain.” “The XYZ Affair shows that the French cannot be trusted.” Federalists

6. © 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX Thomas Jefferson “The French are our friends. They helped us in our revolution against Britain.” “Jay’s Treaty with Britain gave the French no choice in the XYZ Affair.” “We need our own American traditions.” Democratic- Republicans

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8. John Adams “We need a strong military to protect our country.” “Our navy got the attention of the French during the XYZ Affair.” “We need a strong navy to protect our trade.” Federalists

9. © 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX Thomas Jefferson “We do not need a standing army because it can be used against the people. I support a militia.” “The Federalist use the army to keep themselves in power. They only appoint Federalists as officers.” Democratic- Republicans

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11. Read the Expert Information on Subversion and the Alien and Sedition Acts and answer the guided reading questions.

12. © 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX John Adams “The Alien and Sedition Acts protect our young and vulnerable country from subversion by allowing us to remove dangerous people.” Federalists

13. © 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX Thomas Jefferson “The Alien and Sedition Acts violate our First Amendment freedoms.” “Federalists do not fear subversion as much as they fear any criticism of their policies.” Democratic- Republicans

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15. Read the Expert Information on the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions and answer the guided reading questions.

16. © 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX John Adams “I am against the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions because the Constitution gives the federal government power and reserves power to the state governments.” “The federal government should always be stronger than the state governments.” Federalists

17. © 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX Thomas Jefferson “I support the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. States should be stronger so that we do not have a federal government with too much power.” “The government gets its power from the people, and smaller state governments are more responsive to the people.” Democratic- Republicans

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19. John Adams “The rich and educated should rule because they have a vested interest in and knowledge of government.” Federalists

20. © 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX Thomas Jefferson “The common people should have more say in the government. After all, they make up the greatest majority of Americans.” “Always remember the first words of the Constitution…. ‘We the people…’” Democratic- Republicans

21. © 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX Who should be our next president? John Adams Thomas Jefferson or

22. Election of 1800 Tied Vote between Jefferson and his running mate Aaron Burr House of Representatives decided Passed 12 Amendment –Requires electors to vote for the president and vice president on separate ballots

23. © 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX Jefferson’s Inauguration 3 rd President Jefferson tried to bridge the gap between the developing political parties & reach out to Federalist with healing words

24. Jefferson’s Polices Strength of government was the farmers-people who owned land Expand Westward Federal government kept small –Laissez-faire- let the people do as they choose (lazy government) Supported states rights

25. Judiciary Act of 1801 Creates the Federal Court System Set up regional courts for the US with 16 judges and many other officials

26. Before Adams left office he appointed new judges Letters had to be delivered, yet not all arrived before Jefferson took office He stopped the undelivered letters and appointed new people William Marbury never received his letter “Midnight Judges”

27. Marbury v. Madison Court case of 1803 Supreme Court of the US established its authority to review government actions that conflict with the Constitution 1 st time-judicial review was used 1 st time - Supreme Court declared something to be unconstitutional John Marshall

28. Federal courts to decided if state and federal laws are unconstitutional Gave the Supreme Court the power to be the final authority in what the Constitution means Basic parts of our checks and balances system Judicial Review