1800 Election Assignment PDF

# Election of 1800 Assignment This assignment is based on the election of 1800. Using the powerpoint, notes and instruction in class, answer the following questions below. If you research your answers online, you need to write your answer in your own words as I do not accept plagiarism. Plagiarism...

# Election of 1800 Assignment This assignment is based on the election of 1800. Using the powerpoint, notes and instruction in class, answer the following questions below. If you research your answers online, you need to write your answer in your own words as I do not accept plagiarism. Plagiarism will be graded as a zero. 1. Who were the main candidates in the Election of 1800, and what were their political parties? - Democratic Republican and the Federalist Party. - Thomas Jefferson vs John Adams 2. What were the major issues and controversies during the election? - There were multiple ties. - Electoral College followed by House of Representatives and finally the Senate. - It was deadlocked. 3. How did the election results change how future elections would be conducted? - 12th Amendment: Splitting the President and Vice President vote. 4. What were all of the Alien and Sedition Acts, and why were they enacted? - They made citizenship wait 14 years instead of 5 - It made sedition a crime - Threatened deportation for suspicious activity - Threatened jail time for suspicious activity 5. Which of the acts did not get passed? - Threatened deportation for suspicious activity - Threatened jail time for suspicious activity 6. How do you think immigrant groups wanting to come to America react to these Acts? - Made them nervous and made them hesitant to immigrate to the U.S. - Specifically, the French. 7. How did the Democratic-Republican Party react to the Alien and Sedition Acts? - They viewed the sedition act as an attack to the freedom of speech and free press. - They gave the States resolutions. 8. Who ultimately decided the outcome of the Election of 1800? - Alexander Hamilton helped Thomas Jefferson get more votes. 9. How did Alexander Hamilton influence the outcome of the Election of 1800? - By saying to vote for Jefferson in the election, making him president. 10. Compare the Election of 1800 to a recent presidential election. What similarities and differences do you see in terms of political parties, campaign issues, and election outcomes? (Your answer should be at least one paragraph long.) 11. Why was the Twelfth Amendment added to the Constitution? - To stop ties between the election.