The first 5 POTUS’

1. George Washington2. John Adams3. Thomas Jefferson (Secretary of State)

4. James Madison (Secretary of State)

5. James Monroe (Secretary of State)

President Thomas Jefferson

You have 10 seconds…

1.What is the first and last name of the President of the United States in 2013?

2.What is the first and last name of the Vice-President of the United States in 2013?

So which position makes you more

famous?

The Election of 1800

Between Federalist – ______________ Demo-Repub – _______________

Demo-Repubs thought they were saving the U.S. from a _________. Federalists thought that ___ and his supporters were too ________ for the nation.

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

monarchyTJ

radical

A tie?

• Demo-Repubs won the presidency! TJ got ________________, but John

Adams only got _________________.• BUT, ____________, a Demo-Repub

also received __________________!• The Constitution says in the event of

a ____ for President, the __________ _______________ will break the tie with their ______.

73 electoral votes65 electoral votes

Aaron Burr73 electoral votes

TIE House ofRepresentatives

vote

Breaking the tie…• The _____________ were still in power

(even though most of them were about to get kicked out)in the House and did not like either option, but this was their only choice.

• In come the secret ballots.• They thought Aaron Burr was

__________.... Hamilton said, “if there is a man in the world I ought hate, it would be TJ…but the public good must be every private consideration.”

Federalists

unreliable

Finally!• The House voted ___________ to

finally settle on _____________ and ______________…

36 timesTJ for Pres

Burr for V.P

Woo-hoo!!!!!

So what about Burr?

• Jefferson never trusts him.• Burr will not get to run again for

President or Vice-President• Burr runs for Governor of NY…his

home state…loses because of Hamilton.

The Duel

• Burr never forgot the insult and killed Hamilton later in a duel.

1801-1809

• _______President of the United States

• He was a _____________________

third

Democratic-Republican

T.J. Felt that the _______ governments should have more power, the federal government should be _______, not spend much ________ and be _________ in its power

smalllimited

money

state

State Government

federal government

Remember: What do Democratic Republicans believe?

Those foreign wars Washington warned us

about…• England and France were still at war,

each country did not want us to ______ with their enemies, so they seized (took) our __________________

trade

Ships and sailors

Embargo Act

• A ______ forbidding Americans to _______________, with anyone, anywhere

• passed because TJ thought this would cut off ___________ to the fighting countries.

• The Law was more ___________ to the American shipping business than loosing the ships, so he had to ________ (take back) the embargo.

law

War supplies

damagingrepeal

trade goods

The Problem?

Think About it???

• What did the Democratic-Republicans want the economy of the United States based upon?

• What do you need then?

Louisiana Purchase• the region between the _________________ and the

_________________________ • bought from France in _______for $15 million • ____________ the size of the United States • ___________could now use the Mississippi River to

ship their crops to distant markets

Mississippi RiverRocky Mountains 180

3doubledfarmers

Why was this purchase a tough decision for T.J.?

• Think about his political party and• How he wants to read the

ConstitutionT.J.’s party wanted powers written in the Constitution “word for word” and buying land is not in the Constitution.

Welcome to Party Politics

•Marbury v. Madison

William ________

Was appointed justice of the peace by President Adams right before leaving office as president to fill positions with ____________.

Marbury

federalists

James Madison

New secretary of State for President Jefferson

Marbury _______ to get his job back

So, what does every good American do when they feel someone has “wronged” them?

Marbury vs. Madison• Jefferson told _________, his Secretary

of State, not to let Marbury have the job.

sued

Madison

Marbury lost, but…• The case established a process called,

_________________• A process where the ___________ Court

reviews actions of the ___________ and laws passed by__________.

presidentcongress

“Judicial review”

Supreme

Judicial Review• If the laws or actions do ______ agree with

the writings or “spirit” of the constitution, the court can declare them ________________.unconstitutiona

l

NOT

How does this ruling effect the government?

• This ruling increased the ________ of the Supreme Court and makes the three branches of the U.S. government more “_____________.”balanced

power

Executive

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