Federalists

Read the following pages in the textbook: pp. 276-284 and answer the following questions:

1. How did Jefferson present a difference from the Federalists at the very beginning of his term?

2. What were the goals of Jefferson's presidency?

3. In what ways did Jefferson reduce the size of the government?

4. Why was their conflict over the judicial branch when Jefferson took over?

5. What did Jefferson do to deal with the Federalist judges?

6. What were the reasons why Pickering and Chase were impeached?

7. How did those cases affect future impeachments?

8. To what extent did John Marshall help the power of the Judicial Branch in the Marbury vs. Madison decision?

9. Do you think the decision in that case was based on a political motive or done on purpose to give the courts more power?

10. In what ways did John Marshall change the definition of treason?

11. What reasons compelled Napoleon to give us Louisiana?

12. Why was the Louisiana Purchase not necessarily an easy decision for Jefferson?

13. Give a summary of Jefferson's accomplishments during his first term: good or bad.

14. In what ways did the Napoleonic Wars cause difficulties for the US?

15. Why did Jefferson push for an embargo?

16. How did the embargo affect the United States?