1. Election of 1800
Jefferson ran against Aaron Burr in the Election of 1800
Both received the same number of electoral college votes- neither earned the necessary majority

2. The House of Representative would decided the outcome of this contest.
Jefferson and Burr made a deal: If Burr was willing to be Jefferson’s VP, then Burr’s votes would be swung to Jefferson

3. Jefferson became president and Burr became VP
Deadlock revealed a flaw- Congress passed 12th amendment which called for electors to cast separate ballots for president and vice-president which still is in effect today

4. defeated John Adams for the Presidency in 1800
favored individual rights/states rights over federal rights
favored strict construction of the constitution
Believed that a simple government best suited the needs of this newly formed republic
Domestic Policies

5. Domestic Policies continued.
Tried to shrink the government and cut costs whenever possible; reduced the size of the army stopped an expansion of the navy and lowered expenses for government functions
Slowed down the process of Hamilton’s financial plan by eliminating all internal taxes and reducing the influence of the Bank of the

6. Louisiana Purchase caused constitutional dilemma for Jefferson
Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase caused constitutional dilemma for Jefferson
Unable to purchase territory using strict construction of Constitution
Jefferson decided for loose construction & purchased territory

7. Purchased land from Napoleon (France) for $15 million in 1803; which France had just received back from Spain
Purchase doubles size of the US (Lewis & Clark explore territory)

9. Positive Effects of Louisiana Purchase
Negative Effects of Louisiana Purchase
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10. 1804: Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark from St
1804: Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark from St. Louis in 1804 to explore the newly acquired lands and to find a water route to the Pacific
First they reached the Columbia River and finally the Pacific Ocean
This expedition encouraged heightened the US desire to acquire land connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

11. Foreign Policies of President Jefferson
Impressment of Sailors
Napoleon ends French republic/ and became Emperor of France
British forces attempted to cut off supplies to France stop/ search/ remove cargo from US merchant ships.
Britain impressed US sailors into the British navy
Foreign Policies of President Jefferson

12. France also violated US shipping rights as a neutral nation
Jefferson’s responed to British impressment with an embargo (ban on trade with other nations) on American goods to Europe
Embargo hurt US shipbuilders and New England merchants
embargo is lifted after 2yr period
Jefferson’s Popularity suffers

13. Supremacy: having the ultimate power or authority
Marshall Court
Constitutionality: in agreement with the principles/laws written in the Constitution
Unconstitutional: not in agreement with the principles/laws written in in the Constitution
Supremacy: having the ultimate power or authority

14. Marshall Court
Injunction: a court order where someone is required to do or to refrain from doing a specific act
Statute: a formal written law by a legislature of a country or a state, it usually demands or prohibit something from happening

15. Interstate commerce v. intrastate commerce:
Interstate: trade carried on in more than one state; it affects all states involved- EXTERNAL
Intrastate: trade carried on in a state that does not affect other states- INTERNAL
Charter: a written contract

16. Marbury vs. Madison (1803) Questions:
Do the plaintiffs have the right to receive their commissions?
Can they sue for their commissions in Court?
Does the Supreme Court have the authority to order the delivery of their commissions?

17. Marbury v. Madison (1803) Big Idea:
President Jefferson orders Madison not to deliver official letters to any Adams appointed Midnight Judge. This decision firmly established the principle of Judicial Review, by which the Supreme Court has the power to review Congressional laws and the power to reject them if unconstitutional

18. McCulloch vs. Maryland (1819)
Questions:
Did Congress have the authority to establish the bank?
Did the Maryland law unconstitutionally interfere with congressional powers?

19. McCulloch vs. Maryland (1819)
Big Idea
Strengthened the power of the National government over the State government exercising its power in the Elastic Clause.

20. Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)
Question:
Did the New Hampshire legislature unconstitutionally interfere with Dartmouth College’s rights under the Contract Clause?

21. Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)
Big Idea:
Ruled that the contract Dartmouth College made with the English King stood firm and was protected by the Constitution making it a private not a state run college.

22. Gibbons vs. Ogden (1824) Question:
Did the State of New York exercise authority in a realm reserved exclusively to Congress, namely, the regulation of interstate commerce?

23. Gibbons vs. Ogden (1824) Big Idea
Rules that a state can only regulate commerce within its own borders (intrastate)