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1
Q

Name all 4 candidates in the election of 1800, what party they were from, and how many electoral votes they received.

A
  1. Thomas Jefferson (DR) (73)
  2. Aaron Burr (DR) (73)
  3. John Adams (F) (65)
  4. Charles Pinckney (F) (64)
2
Q

Which two candidates were tied in electoral votes in the election of 1800?

A

Thomas Jefferson (DR) (73) and Aaron Burr (DR) (73)

3
Q

Who breaks the tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr in the election of 1800?

A

The House of Representatives

4
Q

_____ of the House of Representatives convinces representatives to elect Jefferson as president. _____ challenges him to a duel, killing _____

A

Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton

5
Q

The election of 1800 demonstrated

A

A peaceful transfer of power from one set of ideas (Federalist) to another (Democratic Republican)

6
Q

What is the significance of the election of 1800?

A

It changed the way we elect president and Vice President (12th Amendment)

7
Q

How were elections run before the 12th Amendment?

A
  1. Candidates only run for president

2. The person with the most amount of electoral votes becomes president, and the runner up becomes Vice President

8
Q

What amendment changed the election process?

A

12th

9
Q

How were elections run after the 12th Amendment?

A
  1. Candidates can run either for president or vice president

2. President and Vice President run as a team

10
Q

Why was the Marbury vs. Madison case considered a “landmark” case?

A

Because its verdict changed the way we looked at laws and the Constitution.

11
Q

When a president serves out the rest of his term in office before the newly elected president takes over, he is called what?

A

Lame duck president

12
Q

Judges appointed during the tail end of the president’s term are called _____

A

Midnight judges