Jefferson Takes Office
description
Transcript of Jefferson Takes Office
![Page 1: Jefferson Takes Office](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070419/56815c9b550346895dcaa6e2/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Jefferson Takes Office• When Jefferson becomes president
in 1801, his party replaces Federalist programs with his own
![Page 2: Jefferson Takes Office](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070419/56815c9b550346895dcaa6e2/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Candidates in the Election of 1800• Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr are
the Democratic Republican candidates
• Believe the Alien and Sedition Acts violate Bill of Rights
![Page 3: Jefferson Takes Office](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070419/56815c9b550346895dcaa6e2/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Aaron Burr
![Page 4: Jefferson Takes Office](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070419/56815c9b550346895dcaa6e2/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Candidates in the Election of 1800 continued• John Adams is the Federalist
candidate• Thinks radicals, people with
extreme political views will ruin nation
![Page 5: Jefferson Takes Office](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070419/56815c9b550346895dcaa6e2/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
The winners are..• Burr and Jefferson defeat Adams in
presidential election• Burr, Jefferson receive the same
number of electoral votes
![Page 6: Jefferson Takes Office](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070419/56815c9b550346895dcaa6e2/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Breaking the Tie• House of Representatives breaks
Burr/Jefferson tie• Federalists control the House of
Representatives• Some Federalists fear Jefferson’s views• Others, like Alexander Hamilton, feel
Burr is unreliable• House elects Jefferson as president
![Page 7: Jefferson Takes Office](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070419/56815c9b550346895dcaa6e2/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
The Talented Jefferson• Jefferson has many talents• Advises Washington D.C. architects• Skilled violinist, horseman,
scientist, reader• Book collection becomes the core
for the Library of Congress
![Page 8: Jefferson Takes Office](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070419/56815c9b550346895dcaa6e2/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Thomas Jefferson
![Page 9: Jefferson Takes Office](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070419/56815c9b550346895dcaa6e2/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Jefferson’s Philosophy• Jefferson seeks to end many
Federalist policies• Allows Alien and Sedition Acts to end• Ends many taxes including whiskey
tax• Reduces the number of Federal
employees, government debt
![Page 10: Jefferson Takes Office](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070419/56815c9b550346895dcaa6e2/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Marshall and the Judiciary• Adams uses Judiciary Act of 1801
to appoint many Federalist judges• Jefferson is frustrated with
Federalist judiciary• Cannot change judges because
they are appointed for life
![Page 11: Jefferson Takes Office](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070419/56815c9b550346895dcaa6e2/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
• Before leaving office, Adams picks Chief Justice of Supreme Court
• Federalist Chief Justice John Marshall in office for over thirty years
• Strengthens the federal courts, presides over Marbury v. Madison, 1803
![Page 12: Jefferson Takes Office](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070419/56815c9b550346895dcaa6e2/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
John Marshal
![Page 13: Jefferson Takes Office](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070419/56815c9b550346895dcaa6e2/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Marbury v. Madison• Before leaving office, Adams picks
William Marbury as a justice• New Secretary of State James
Madison refuses to install Marbury• Marbury sues, case goes to
Supreme Court
![Page 14: Jefferson Takes Office](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070419/56815c9b550346895dcaa6e2/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Marbury v. Madison
![Page 15: Jefferson Takes Office](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070419/56815c9b550346895dcaa6e2/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Courts Ruling• Court rules that law under which
Marbury sues is unconstitutional• Unconstitutional means to
contradict the law of the Constitution
![Page 16: Jefferson Takes Office](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022070419/56815c9b550346895dcaa6e2/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Judicial Review• Judicial review – Supreme Court
has the final say in interpreting the Constitution
• Helps establish balance between the 3 government branches