THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1800
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Completely true
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The democratic republicans, under Jefferson is criticized harshly by the federalists.
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false
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -John Adams, a Federalist, was the second president of the United States. He served from 1797-1801. John Adams’s presidency was marked by conflicts between the two newly-formed political parties: the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans.
Detailed explanation-2: -Federalists believed in a strong central government, while Democratic-Republicans opposed this idea. They believed states should have more rights.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the early critical differences between Federalists and Republicans was a disagreement on the implied powers of the Constitution to allow for creation of a national bank. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson advocated a narrow construction of the Constitution that would have prohibited a national bank.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Federalists controlled the national government until 1801, when it was overwhelmed by the Democratic-Republican opposition led by President Thomas Jefferson. Federalist policies called for a national bank, tariffs and good relations with Great Britain as expressed in the Jay Treaty negotiated in 1794.