Chapter 9, Section 1 Republicans in Power

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Chapter 9, Section 1 Republicans in Power

• Important Concepts
• 1) Jefferson limits the power of government
• 2) Importance of Marbury v. Madison

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1. Define

• A. Democratic-
• ensuring that all people have the same rights.
• B. laissez faire-
• to let alone, or not meddle with the economic
  affairs of government.
• C. judicial review-
• the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws
  unconstitutional.

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2. How did Thomas Jefferson differ from other
presidents?

• A. Personal style- Jefferson was more informal as
  a president
• -He shook hands instead of bowing, wore plain
  clothing, rode his horse around the capital, and
  answered the door of the White House in his
  pajamas.
• -Insatiable hunger for knowledge

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Monticello

• http//www.monticello.org/house/index.html

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Jefferson cont.

• B. Political beliefs- Jefferson believed the
  national government had become too powerful.

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3. How did Jeffersons beliefs change government?

• Jefferson
• -cut the federal budget
• -lowered taxes
• -reduced the size of the army and navy
• -stopped construction of new ships
• -eliminated the Alien/Sedition Acts
• -pardoned men in jail for sedition

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4. What Federalist policies did Jefferson leave
untouched?

• Jefferson kept the national bank and continued to
  pay off state debts.

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5. How did John Marshall increase the power of
the Supreme Court?

• Chief Justice Marshall was faced with a problem
• Support the new president, or his political party.

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A. Identify William Marbury-

• Adams appointed Marbury to the Supreme Court as
  his last act as president, but forgot to deliver
  the papers.
• Jefferson ordered James Madison (Secretary of
  State) not to carry out the orders.
• Marbury sued Madison.

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B. Marbury v. Madison-

• The most important Supreme Court decision ever
  decided.
• -Marshall decided that the Supreme Court had not
  been given the power to decide the case. (not in
  the Constitution)
• -to do so would be unconstitutional.
• -He threw the case out (saying the Judiciary Act
  was unconstitutional), solving his problem.

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C. Why is the power of Judicial Review so
important?

• -It gave the Supreme Court the power to decide if
  laws were unconstitutional.
• -Judicial Review is the most important power the
  Supreme Court has.

If men were angels, no government would be
necessary.
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