Jefferson’s Presidency: Topic 5 Lesson 4 (Part I)
Judicial Review
An Important Presidential Election (page 289)
1. Who were the candidates? _____________________________ and _____________________________
2. What was unusual about this election? ______________________________________________________
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3. Name two things that happened as a result of this election.
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Jefferson’s Leadership Redefines Government (page 291)
4. How did Jefferson plan to treat the Federalists now that he was in power? ___________________________
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5. In his view, what did Jefferson believe the Federalists done to the national government? ________________
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Promoting a Free-Enterprise System
6. What is one way President Jefferson wanted to lessen government’s power? __________________________
7. Who was his Secretary of the Treasury? ____________________________________________________
8. Define laissez faire: ___________________________________________________________________
9. Define free-enterprise system: ___________________________________________________________
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10. Was laissez faire government the same or different from the Federalist idea of government? _____________
Jefferson Minimizes Government Intrusion (page 292)
Jefferson’s First Actions as President
Jefferson did not discard all Federalist programs. What three economic policies did Jefferson keep?
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Jefferson’s Presidency: Topic 5 Lesson 4 (Part I)
Judicial Review
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Landmark Supreme Court Cases (page 292)
18. Which political party gained control over Congress with the election of 1800? _________________________
19. Before Jefferson’s inauguration, what act did Federalists pass? ___________________________________
20. What did Jefferson do with these Federalist judges when he took office? ___________________________
21. One of the judges that Adams appointed was the Chief Justice of the United States. What was his name? ___
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22. Was the new Chief Justice a Federalist or Republican? _________________________________________
Issues behind Marbury v Madison (page 293)
23. On his last night as President, John Adams appointed whom to the Supreme Court? ____________________
The Republicans refused to accept this “midnight judge.” They accused Federalists of using unfair tactics to keep
control of the courts.
24. What did Thomas Jefferson do about this issue? _____________________________________________
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25. What did Marbury do in return? __________________________________________________________
26. According to the Judiciary Act of 1789, what is the only court that can decide a case against a federal
official? _______________________________________________________________________________
The Significance of the Marbury v. Madison Decision (page 293)
27. Did the Supreme Court rule in favor or against Marbury? _______________________________________
28. The important precedent of judicial review was established by the Supreme Court’s decision in Marbury v
Madison. Define judicial review: ____________________________________________________________
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Presidential and Congressional Responses (page 294)
29. Was Jefferson pleased with this decision? ___________________________________________________
In the end, the President and Congress accepted the right of the Court to overturn laws. Today, (30.) _________
________________ remains one of the most important powers of the Supreme Court.
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