In the Presidential election of 1800 there were two political parties going head to head

- Federalists- Democratic-Republicans

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1FEDERALISTS DEMOCRATIC-

REPUBLICANS

JOHNADAMS

THOMASJEFFERSON

The Federalists were afraid radicals were getting ready to ruin the United States

RADICAL – people who take extreme political positions

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Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were tied with 73 electoral college votes

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The House voted to break the tie and it stayed tied until the 36th vote in which Jefferson was elected President

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Jefferson’s many talents and interests included:

LAWYER

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ARCHITECTURE

INVENTOR

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MUSIC

HORSEMAN

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SCIENTIST

READING

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Jefferson wanted a calm America

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Thought U.S. would be better off with a nation of farmers

Jefferson wanted to make government smaller – less taxes, less federal employees, less government programs

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JOHN MARSHALL – a Federalist appointed Supreme Court judge, was judge for over 30 years

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MARBURY v. MADISON – was a case that established the concept of “judicial review”

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JUDICIAL REVIEW – means the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution

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