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Election of 1800

Election of 1800 FEDERALISTS: John Adams & Charles Pinckney vs. DEMOCRATICREPUBLICANS: Thomas Jefferson & Aaron Burr

Election of 1800 Adams 65 Jefferson 73 Results Pinckney 64 Burr 73

Election of 1800 • Tie for presidency between Jefferson and Burr – House of Representatives to break tie

Hamilton supported Jefferson because he was “by far not so dangerous a man” as Burr

Election of 1800 • House voted 36 times • Jefferson wins (finally!) • 12 th Amendment added to Constitution – separate ballot for president and vice-president

Jefferson’s Policies a e s o h c n o S s r ecr e f f e eta J t e ry o n i b a C T f th e sur y rea e t a t S f o y r a t e r c e S Alb n o s i d a M James ert Gal lati n

Jefferson’s Policies • Kept national government small. • Allowed Alien & Sedition Acts to expire. • Lowered military spending. – Reduced the size of the army and navy. e n o m o r f n ! ! o i r t e i h s t n o a n r t a o t y Nice t r a p l a c i t poli

Marbury V. Madison • Federalists in Congress passed Judiciary Act of 1801 before they left office. – Created 16 new judge positions – Adams would get to choose judges before he left office • “Midnight Judges”

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Marbury V. Madison • Marbury takes his case to the Supreme Court – Chief Justice John Marshall • Case helped establish the power of the Judicial Branch – 1 st case using Judicial Review (supreme court’s power to declare laws unconstitutional)