the age of jefferson
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The Age of Jefferson. Chapter 10. Section 1 A Republican Takes Office. Jefferson’s Democratic Style. Democratic: Ensuring that all people have the same rights. Each citizen should play a part in a democracy. He called for an end to the political disputes of the past few years. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chapter 10
The Age of Jefferson
Section 1A Republican Takes Office
Jefferson’s Democratic Style
Democratic: Ensuring that all people
have the same rights. Each citizen should play
a part in a democracy. He called for an end to
the political disputes of the past few years.
“We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.”
A Smaller Role for the Federal Government…
Change Federalist Policies: National Government
too large and too powerful.
New Economic Policies: Reduce the Federal
Budget. Help keep Fed Debt
Low. Sec of Treasury: Albert
Gallatin achieved that. Reduced Gov.
Spending.
Laissez Faire…LF: “Let Alone.Adam Smith
Scottish Economist.Wrote: “Wealth of
Nations” Free Market:
Goods and Services are exchanged with little regulation.
Free Competition
A Less Active Government…
Gov. should protect the rights of the citizens.
Decreased size of Gov. Departments.
Cut Federal Budget. Reduced size of Army/Navy. Repealed the Whiskey Tax. Sedition Act: expired
Pardoned those in Jail. Re-establish 5 yr. rule to
become a citizen.
Federalist Policies Remain…
Bank of the United States.
Fed Gov. continued to pay off State Debts.
Many Federalist kept their government jobs.
The Judiciary Acts 1789: Created a National courts
system with three circuit courts and thirteen district courts, all headed by the Supreme Court.
1801: Decreased the number of Supreme Court justices and increased the number of federal judges.
Midnight Judges:
Adams trying to limit Jefferson’s opportunity to appoint judges to the Supreme Court.
John Marshall Chief Justice.
Marbury v. Madison William Marbury was
appointed justice of the peace for the District of Columbia by Adams before left office.
Sectary of State Madison under orders of Jefferson never delivered the official papers giving Marbury his authority.
Marbury sued Madison.
Under Judicial Review: Marshal ruled against Marbury.
An Important Precedent. Supreme Court ruled
against Marbury. Judiciary Act was
unconstitutional. Judicial Review:
gave the Supreme Court the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional and to reject laws that it considered to be unconstitutional,
Checking for Understanding
Who was Albert Gallatin?
Who was John Marshall and the Marbury v. Madison Case?
What is the idea behind Laissez Faire?
Sec of the Treasury: He helped Jefferson reduce the Federal Budget.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The case set the power of judicial review, strengthen the power of the supreme court.
“Let Alone” : Free markets and competition would benefit everyone not just the wealthy.