The most revolutionary development in the critical election of 1800 turned out to be:
the massive grass-roots mobilization of voters by Jefferson's Republican Party
Jefferson's radical proposals for overturning the existing political system
the peaceful transition of power from one political party to its opponent
the electoral stalemate between Jefferson and his running mate, Burr
One Federalist policy that Jefferson quickly overturned was:
The Judiciary Act
The excise tax
The Bank of the United States
The protective tariff
The case of Marbury v Madison established the principle that:
Federal laws take precedent over state legislation
The President has the right to appoint the federal Judiciary
The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal in the federal judiciary
The Supreme Court has the final right to determine the constitutionality of legislation
Jefferson was forced to reverse his strong opposition to maintaining any substantial American military because of:
The spreading Indian attacks in the West
The threat to America posed by the British-French wars
The plundering and blackmailing of American shipping by North African states
The charge by his Federalist opponents that his dislike of the military was unpatriotic
Jefferson's greatest concern about purchasing Louisiana was:
whether it was in America's interest to acquire such a vast territory
whether the cost was excessive for his small-government philosophy
how to defend and govern the territory once it was part of the United States
whether the purchase was permissible under the Constitution
The greatest political beneficiary of the Louisiana Purchase:
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
The Federalist Party
Napoleon
Although greatly weakened after Jefferson's election, the Federalist party's philosophy continued to have great influence through:
the propaganda efforts of Federalists agitators
the Federalist control of the U.S. Senate
the Federalist Supreme Court rulings of John Marshall
Federalists sympathies within the U.S. army and navy
The Republicans' failure to impeach Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase established the principle that:
the deliberation of Supreme Court justices were absolutely confidential
presidents could appoint, but not remove Supreme Court justices
impeachment should not be used as a political weapon to overturn Supreme Court decisions
the constitutional power of impeachment was almost impossible to carry out
Jefferson military policy and budgets were centered on:
a large naval force that could compete with the British Navy
several hundred small gunboats that could protect American shores without provoking international wars
a strong system of forts along the coast and across the frontier West
effectively training and equipping the state militias so they could be called into service if needed
A key event that forced Napoleon to abandon his dreams of a French New World empire and instead sell Louisiana to the United States was:
a successful slave revolt that overthrew French rule in Santo Domingo
the widespread Spanish rebellion against French imperial rule
the growing American military threat to seize New Orleans by force
the failed rebellion of the French population in Canada against British rule
Which of the following was NOT among the consequences of the Louisiana Purchase:
The geographical and scientific discoveries of the Lewis and Clark expedition
The weakening of the power of the presidency in foreign affairs
The pursuit of isolationism as America's primary foreign policy outlook
The precedent of incorporating foreign territory into the US through peaceful purchase
Jefferson's Embargo Act provided that:
America would not trade with Britain until it ended impressment
American goods could be carried only in American ships
America would sell no military supplies to either warring nation, Britain or France
America would prohibit all foreign trade
A crucial foreign policy goal for many war hawks in the War of 1812 was the:
end of all Spanish colonization in the Americas
conquest and settlement of Texas
destruction of the British Navy
conquest of Spanish Florida
Besides creating a pan-Indian military alliance against white expansion, Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa (the Prophet) urged American Indians to:
resist the whites' culture and alcohol and revive traditional Indian cultures
abandon their tribes and develop a single Indian language and government
demonstrate their legal ownership of the lands that whites were intruding upon
adopt white culture and technology as a way of resisting further white expansion
President Madison's primary goal in asking Congress to declare war against Britain in 1812 was to:
restore confidence in America's republican experiment by fighting against British disrespect for American rights
halt Tecumseh's successful Indian revolt and alliance with the British
end the British practice of impressing American seamen into the British navy
reinforce the Republican party's patriotism and undermine Federalist power in New England
