Thomas Jefferson showed personal exercise of power when he purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, greatly expanding U.S. territory. He addressed immediate national needs through the 1807 Embargo Acts, which stopped the seizure of American ships and sailors by foreign countries like Britain during conflicts. Jefferson also demonstrated formal presidential powers and roles as chief diplomat and commander by refusing payment demands from Pasha of Tripoli, blockading the nation with warships until negotiations were successful.

1. THOMAS JEFFERSON
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2.  Personal exercise of power- Thomas Jefferson
showed this informal power. In 1803 Thomas Jefferson bought the
Louisiana territory from France expanding the the states greatly. “course text”
 Immediate needs of the nations- Thomas
Jefferson showed this in 1807. In 1807 the Embargo Acts were passed. These laws
stopped the seizing of American ships and Seaman by foreign countries. These
were mainly put in place because the Britian Royal Navy was seizing ships and
goods and even the people aboard and using them in there own war with France.
These acts helped stop the seizing of these things.
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3.  In article 2 section 2 and 3 it says the President is in charge of national security as
the chief of the armed forces. I believe that Thomas Jefferson showed this. He
showed this when he made the Embargo Acts. This did not olny help protect the
Seaman but also the American people from Britians abuse. "
 In article 2 sections 2 and 3 it states as chief exectutive you are in charge of
foreign affairs. In 1801 Thomas Jefferson refused to pay the demands of Pasha and
Tripoli. He then sent warships the blockade the small nation till negotiations
were met. This was one of the first covert missions in history of America.
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/barb-war/capt-phl.htm
 University of Virginia. "Miller Center." American President: Thomas Jefferson: Foreign Affairs. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 June 2012.
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4.  Thomas Jefferson showed this when he went to war with
Pasha and Tripoli. They were asking for unreasonable
prices on goods. Thomas Jefferson sent a blockade until
the nation could agree with Thomas Jefferson.
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5.  Thomas Jefferson showed this role. He was trying to negoitate with
foreign countries. When the American seaman were being abused and
enslaved by foreign countries something had to be done. He knew that
Britian would not agree to anything he gave to them. Thomas Jefferson
then made the Embargo Acts. These acts told Great Britian and France
to respect the Americans nuetrililty in the war.
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6.  I believe that Thomas Jefferson used two styles. One style he used was
understanding the public. When Great Britian was enslaveing seaman
he acted on it knowing what the public and he wanted. They wanted to
be treated with respect. “course text”
 The other style I believed he used was sense of timing. When Thomas
Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory it was at the right time. France
was at war and needed money to keep up. So tried to buy some land
and got a way better deal than he was looking for. This was showing
sense of timing because he knew a deal like this would not come along
again. “Course Text”
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7.  Personal exercise of power and sense of timing were both shown when
Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase expanding America.
 Immediate needs of the nations , understanding the public Formal
Powers and Chief Diplomat were all shown when Jefferson created the
Embargo Acts telling Great Britian and France to respect the Americans
and there nuetrilality in the war.
 Formal Powers and Chief Commander were shown when Jefferson went
to war with Pasha and Tripoli. Thomas Jefferson was not going to let a
small nation push America around. He showing them they were bigger
and more powerful than them and could not be pushed around.
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