1. A New Party in Power Review of Lesson 10.1 Questions

2. Do Now  Take out your fact-finder

3. Question 1  What changes did Thomas Jefferson do concerning the following topics?

4. National Debt and Military Expenses

5.  Jefferson and Albert Gallatin, secretary of the treasury, reduced the national debt and cut down on military expenses.

6. Federal Government Workers

7.  Jefferson limited the number of federal government workers to a few hundred people.

8. Federal taxes and customs duties

9.  His government got rid of most federal taxes and only collected customs duties, or taxes on imported goods.

10. Where the government’s income would come from

11.  Under Jefferson, the government’s income would come from custom’s duties and from the sale of western lands.

12. Question 2  What did the Judiciary Act of 1801 set up?

13. Answer  The Judiciary Act of 1801 set up a system of courts.

14. Question 3  What 2 things did John Adams do under the act?

15. Answer  John Adams made hundreds of appointments during his last days as president.

16. Answer  He also asked John Marshall to serve as Chief Justice.

17. Question 4  What 4 reasons did this favor Adams and not Jefferson? Adams Jefferson

18. Answer  The Judiciary Act of 1801 made it so that Congress was still under Federalist control and supported Adam’s choices.

19. Answer  In this way, Adams blocked Jefferson from making appointments and made sure the Federalists controlled the courts.

20. Question 5  When Jefferson became president, what was his response to the appointees who had not received their commissions?

21. Answer  Jefferson told Secretary of State James Madison not to deliver the commissions.

22. Question 6  What were the two reasons the Supreme Court said that is could not force the delivery of William Marbury’s commission?

23. Answer  The Court said it did not have the jurisdiction – the legal authority – to force delivery of Marbury’s commission.

24. Answer  The Court also ruled that doing this violated the Constitution.

25. Question 7  In the ruling of Marbury v. Madison, what 3 principles of Judicial Review did Chief Justice John Marshall establish?

26. Answer  A. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.

27. Answer  B. The Constitution must be followed when there is a conflict with any other law.

28. Answer  C. The judicial branch can declare laws unconstitutional.

29. Question 8  What is judicial review?

30. Answer  Judicial review is the power of the courts to find acts of other branches unconstitutional.