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1 JEFFERSON TAKES OFFICE Ms. Russo

2 - Democratic-Republicans
1 In the Presidential election of 1800 there were two political parties going head to head - Federalists - Democratic-Republicans

3 1 FEDERALISTS DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICANS JOHN ADAMS THOMAS JEFFERSON
ELECTION OF 1800 FEDERALISTS DEMOCRATIC-REPUBLICANS JOHN ADAMS THOMAS JEFFERSON

4 RADICAL – people who take extreme political positions
2 RADICAL – people who take extreme political positions The Federalists were afraid radicals were getting ready to ruin the United States

5 3 Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were tied with 73 electoral college votes

6 4 The House voted to break the tie and it stayed tied until the 36th vote in which Jefferson was elected President

7 Jefferson’s many talents and interests included:
5 Jefferson’s many talents and interests included: LAWYER

8 5 ARCHITECTURE INVENTOR

9 5 MUSIC HORSEMAN

10 5 SCIENTIST READING

11 Jefferson wanted a calm America
6 Jefferson wanted a calm America Thought U.S. would be better off with a nation of farmers

12 7 Jefferson wanted to make government smaller – less taxes, less federal employees, less government programs

13 8 JOHN MARSHALL – a Federalist appointed Supreme Court judge, was judge for over 30 years

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15 9 MARBURY v. MADISON – was a case that established the concept of “judicial review”

16 10 JUDICIAL REVIEW – means the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution

17 THE END


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