Election of 1800
What party were Jefferson/Burr in?
Democratic-Republic
Which party believed that the states should be given freedom to make decisions for themselves?
Democratic-Republicans
Which political party supported the reelection of John Adams in the election of 1800?
Federalists
Democratic Republicans favored an alliance with ______.
France.
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
Which amendment was passed in 1803 to avoid future ties?
The 12th Amendment
The election of 1800 was tied, who had to decide the outcome of the election?
The House of Representatives
Who was the third president?
Thomas Jefferson
In the first vote for President in the Election of 1800, who was the tie between?
Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr
As a result of the 12th Amendment, electors cast separate votes for president, and _____
Vice President
Peaceful transfer of power
What did the Election of 1800 demonstrate, despite strong disagreements between the Federalists and Republicans?
Democratic-Republicans
Which party believed that the states should be given freedom to make decisions for themselves?
Federalists
Which party supported a strong central government?
Democratic Republicans believed the economy should be based on _______
agriculture.
Federalists believed in a _______ interpretation of the Constitution, meaning they believed they could do what was "good" for the country.
loose
Federalists belived that the economy should be based on _____
manufacturing
How many terms did John Adams serve?
one
When John Adams left the presidency, this was the first _______ transition of power from one party to another.
peaceful
Democratic Republicans believed in a _______ interpretation of the Constitution, meaning they could only do what the Constitution said.
strict
People accused Adams of
turning the position of president into a King like position. They said he wanted his children to take the "throne" of president.
Who became the Vice President?
Aaron Burr
Hamilton-Burr duel
After Burr lost to Jefferson as a Republican, he switched to the Federalist party and ran for governor of New York. When he lost, he blamed Hamilton (a successful Federalist politician) of making defamatory remarks that cost him the election. Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel, in which Hamilton was killed on July 11, 1804.
While Burr was vice president, who did he kill in a duel?
Alexander Hamilton
Who helped break the tie in the House of Representatives to elect Thomas Jefferson?
Alexander Hamilton
Federalists favored an alliance with _______
Great Britain
Who was the second president?
John Adams
