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Why did Thomas Jefferson think he might need a retroactive amendment?
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Thomas Jefferson wanted to add the city of New Orleans to the United States. Napoleon wanted to sell the US all French territories on mainland North America. Jefferson knew there was nothing in the Constitution to allow this. But Jefferson felt that adding this land was good for the United States. The Senate approved the treaty and ignored Jefferson's draft of a retroactive amendment.
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What would need to be done in order to make the Louisiana purchase permissible within the framework of the constitution?
What reason might the federalists have for Opposing President Thomas Jefferson's plan
Thomas Jefferson was uneasy about purchasing the Louisiana Territory?
Yes, he was. .He was particularly concerned about this type of transaction which was not expressly listed in the Constitution. Therefore, a Constitutional amendment should have been required, with a consequent waste of time, which might cause the deal to fall in the meanwhile. So he had to put aside his principles and go through with the purchase.
On what issue did Jefferson reverse his opinion on the strict interpretation of the constitution?
Jefferson reversed his opinion on the stric interpretation of the constitution by the purcahse of the Louisiana Territory.By completing the purchase, Jefferson had to put aside his principles because the allowance for this type of transaction was not expressly listed in the Constitution. Waiting for a Constitutional amendment might cause the deal to fall through. Therefore, Jefferson decided to go through with the purchase. Luckily, the people of the United States basically agreed that this was an excellent move.
What are famous Thomas Jefferson quotes?
AnswerThomas Jefferson (1743-1826)The third President of the United States (1801-1809)• Continue with Alphabetically Sequenced QuotationsSay nothing of my religion. It is known to my god and myself alone.-- Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to John Adams, 11 January 1817, in Lester Cappon, ed. The Adams-Jefferson Letters, (1959) p. 506, quoted from Jeremy Koselak, "The Exaltation of a Reasonable Deity: Thomas Jefferson's Critique of Christianity"I am of a sect by myself, as far as I know.-- Thomas Jefferson, letter to Ezra Stiles Ely (June 25, 1819), quoted from Dickinson W Adams, ed, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Second Series (Princeton University Press, 1983; note that attributions saying "Ezra Stiles, president of Yale University (June 25, 1819)" are incorrect, as that Ezra Stiles died in 1795)Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong.-- Thomas Jefferson, considering three different explanations for why sea shells would be found at higher elevations than one should reasonably expect an ocean to have existed, in Notes on the State of VirginiaWhat all agree upon is probably right; what no two agree in most probably is wrong.-- Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson's Axiom, in a letter to John Adams, 11 January 1817, quoted from Lester Cappon, ed. The Adams-Jefferson Letters (1959) p. 445For more quotes, see link "Thomas Jefferson on Liberty and religion."
Which amendment defends your religios rights?
There is no amendment that gives any "rights" to a religion, except that the freedom to pursue a religion shall not be infringed. You might be thinking of Amendment I, i.e. the first.
The man known as the father of the constitutional amendment that ended slavery is?
Thomas Jefferson wrote the amendment banning slavery in about 1787. The amendment did not progress at that time but was re-introduced almost verbatim in 1865. This might be an example of how slow government can work; 78 years for a simple, short amendment to pass. Thus Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
Why didn't Thomas Jefferson list his presidency on his tombstone?
Maybe thomas Jefferson didn't want everyone to know about how he was a presidant, he might have been prouder about how he was the author the the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson may have forgot to write his gravestone thing. So it might be the fact that one of his relatives wrote this and knew that Thomas did not want his presidency in words on his stone. His relatives might even be jealous, but other then that i have no clue. Maybe thomas Jefferson didn't want everyone to know about how he was a presidant, he might have been prouder about how he was the author the the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson may have forgot to write his gravestone thing. So it might be the fact that one of his relatives wrote this and knew that Thomas did not want his presidency in words on his stone. His relatives might even be jealous, but other then that i have no clue.
What was Thomas Jefferson concerned about with the treaty formalizing the Louisiana Purchase?
He was concerned that it might be unconstitutional.
What would need to be done in order to make the Louisiana purchase permissible within the framework of the constitution?
What reason might the federalists have for Opposing President Thomas Jefferson's plan
Were there any historical persons born in Virginia?
You might consider George Washington or Thomas Jefferson.
What reasons might the Federalists have for opposing President Thomas Jefferson's plan?
Because he was Republican, so that's why the Federalist wouldn't accept Jefferson's plan.
What reason might the federalist have for opposing President Thomas Jefferson's plan?
Because he was Republican, so that's why the Federalist wouldn't accept Jefferson's plan.
Who is Enlightenment ideas of unalienable rights and a social contract were incorporated into Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence?
read and youll might find it retardd
Thomas Jefferson was uneasy about purchasing the Louisiana Territory?
Yes, he was. .He was particularly concerned about this type of transaction which was not expressly listed in the Constitution. Therefore, a Constitutional amendment should have been required, with a consequent waste of time, which might cause the deal to fall in the meanwhile. So he had to put aside his principles and go through with the purchase.
Whay Important document was written by Thomas Jefferson during revolutionary war?
id ont know this answer you might want to look somewhere else
Who was the first president to be inuagurated?
Well, it MIGHT have been Thomas Jefferson? He was also the only president to walk to and from his inaugural, and the first president to be inaugurated at the Capitol. :)
Was Thomas Jefferson a great man?
That question is based on opinion not facts, some might say yes and some no, depends on the person you ask, therefore that is an illegitimate question.
