1. 10-1 Jefferson Takes Office
The Jefferson Era
10-1 Jefferson Takes Office

2. Election of 1800 Not so fast my friend….
Thomas Jefferson v. John Adams
Jefferson = Democratic Republican
Adams = Federalist
Democratic Republicans won the election…
Not so fast my friend….

3. We Have a Tie Jefferson = 73 votes Aaron Burr = 73 votes
DR’s wanted him as Vice president (ooops!)
House of Reps to choose president
House voted 35 times…no winner
Hamilton thought Jefferson would do more for nation than Burr
Convinced some Federalists to vote for Jefferson

4. Jefferson is da’ bomb!! Politician Musician Scientist Architect
Horseman
Devoted reader (his book collection became the core of the Library of Congress)

5. Jefferson is da’ bomb!!
Architect
Monticello

6. Jefferson is da’ bomb!!
Virginia State Capital
Architect

7. Jefferson is da’ bomb!!
Architect
University of Virginia

8. “Let us, then, fellow citizens, unite with one heart and one mind…Every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle…We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.” -Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address

9. Jefferson in Action Promoted a common way of life to unite Americans
Behaved as a gentleman farmer
Sought to end many Federalist programs
Thought government should have less power than it had under Federalists
Allowed Alien and Sedition Acts to end
Ended the Whiskey Tax
Reduced the number of federal employees
Reduced the size of the military
Reduced the amount of money owed by the government to the people

10. That Sneaky Adams… Judiciary Act of 1801
Adams appointed as many Federalist judges as he could before Jefferson could take office.
Known as the “Midnight Judges”
John Marshall appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Served for over 30 years

11. Marbury v. Madison Marbury one of Adams’s “Midnight Judges”
New Sec. of State James Madison refused to give him the job.
Supreme Court ruled that the law under which Marbury sued was unconstitutional (Jefferson and new congress had overturned Judiciary Act of 1801)
Established principal of Judicial Review
Supreme Court has final say in interpreting the Constitution.
Created a lasting balance among the three branches of government.

12. The End