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John Adams & The Election of 1800

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Question 1

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By 1796, how had the growth of political parties corrupted the process of electing the President and Vice President?

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Alexander Hamilton's support for Jefferson ultimately contributed to the downfall of the Federalist Party, which Hamilton had originally helped to create. Do you think his actions were justified? Why/Why not?

Question 6

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How had the process of electing the President changed by 1804? Name the amendment that was added, and explain what it required of electors.

Consider the type of person in each description and decide whether they would likely have supported the Federalists or Jeffersonians.

A small farmer in western Pennsylvania.

Federalists

A clothing manufacturer in New York.

Jeffersonians

The owner of a shipping companty in Boston.

Jeffersonians

A newly arrived immigrant from Ireland.

Federalists

Move the provisions of the Alien and Sedicion Acts of 1798 into their respective laws.

Gave the President expanded power to deport non-citizens deemed to be a threat to the United States.

Gave the President expanded power to arrest and deport citizens of a foreign enemy in a time of war.

Extended the residency requirement for citizenship from 5 years to 14 years.

The Alien Friends Act

The Alien Enemies Act

The Naturalization Act

How could political parties organize to ensure the President and Vice President were selected from the same party?

Each elector would cast one vote for their preffered presidential candidate, and one for their preffered Vice Presidential candidate.

The electors votes were made public so everyone could see who was leading. 

Each electors would only cast a single vote, rather than two.

The electors could organize their votes by sharing who they planned to vote for in advance.