Transcript Chapter 10 Section 1

Thomas Jefferson’s Presidency
Key Terms
• Democratic – ensuring that all people have
the same rights.
• Laissez faire – the idea that government
should play as small a role as possible in
economic affairs
• Judicial review – the power of the Supreme
Court to decide whether acts of a President
or laws passed by Congress are
constitutional.
Changing Presidents
• Jefferson was a
republican. He rejected
most federalist ideas and
turned the nation in a new
direction.
• Many of the remaining
federalists feared that
Jefferson would try to
punish them for the alien
and sedition acts.
Jefferson promised that he
would not. He wanted all
the political bickering to
stop.
Were you listening?
• How did Jefferson’s actions reflect his
democratic beliefs?
• Why did Federalists worry when Jefferson
became president?
What changes did Jefferson
make?
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Jefferson did want to change the
federalist policies. Jefferson believed
the nation’s strength came from
ordinary people and he also believed
that the federal government had
become too strong.
Jefferson made several changes
including reducing the federal
budget. Jefferson believed in Laissez
Faire economics. This is a free
market with very little regulation.
Laissez faire was very different from
the Federalist view. The Federalist
had thought the government should
try and promote trade and
manufacturing.
Changing Federalist Policies
• Jefferson did everything he
could to weaken the power
of the federal government.
He reduced the size of the
army and navy and repealed
the whiskey tax. He also
pardoned all those put in
jail because of the sedition
acts.
• One Federalist idea
Jefferson agreed with was
the Bank of the United
States so he kept that.
Review
• In what ways did Jefferson try to reduce the
size and power of the federal government?
• In what ways did Jefferson try to include the
Federalist and their ideas during his
presidency?
Midnight Judge
• The very last night John
Adams was president, he
appointed William Marbury as
a new judge. Marbury was a
Federalist.
• Jefferson believed Adams was
trying to strengthen the courts.
He also thought the naming a
new judge was his decision to
make. Jefferson told his
Secretary of State – James
Madison not to deliver the
official papers that would
make Marbury a judge so
Marbury sued to get the job.
Jefferson wins…or maybe not?
• The Supreme Court
ruled in favor of
James Madison
saying that
Marbury would not
be allowed to take
the judge position.
So does this
mean I need
to find a new
job?
Marbury V. Madison
• In the case of Marbury
v. Madison, an
important precedent was
set. It gave the supreme
court the power to
decide if laws passed by
congress were
unconstitutional. This
power is called Judicial
review.
Chief Justice John Marshall
Do you think Jefferson was happy
about the Supreme Court verdict?
Why or why not?
• Jefferson was not pleased with the decision
because it made the federal government
stronger. Jefferson had been trying to
reduce the size and power of the federal
government and now the judicial branch
had more power than ever before.
Last Questions
• Why did Jefferson disagree with the
Supreme Court’s decision even though they
ruled in Madison’s favor?
• What important precedent did John
Marshall set in the case of Marbury v.
Madison?