Election of 1800
Peaceful transfer of power
Usually someone died, this transfer of power was bloodless and easy
System used to be that pres and vice pres were a package deal
- Loser would end up being the vice pres
- first election decided by congress
Jefferson, Burr, Adams, Pinckney
- Burr stays in the race and goes for president instead of stepping down
- Goes for 35 rounds of voting and stays in a tie
Jefferson chosen by Hamilton, sways votes After tie, Burr chosen as VP, Jefferson as Pres
12th Amendment
President and VP are a package deal
After burr does allat he hplds a grudge against hamilton
- duel and die
Burr tries to raise army to get southwest and install himself as king Uncovered after treason trial but is exonerated
Jeffersonian Democracy
Simple, casual approach Small federal govenrment Less influence on affairs of country Less monarchial Refused to pay bribe of pirates and captured parts of libya
- we r tuff
Government should not be promoting one sector over another
Laissez-Faire
Hands off approach to government Smaller role in transactions and market economy
Adams and John Marshall
Marshall vs Marbury
John adams appointed choef justice Marshall Increased number of chiefs to 16 Writs of Mandamus Judicial review: court has power to declare a law unconstitutional
In Marbury v. Madison, decided in 1803, the Supreme Court, for the first time, struck down an act of Congress as unconstitutional. This decision created the doctrine of judicial review and set up the Supreme Court of the United States as chief interpreter of the Constitution.