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What action did Jefferson do that may have been unconstitutional

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The correct answer is the Louisiana Purchase.

While the President has the power to negotiate treaties, Jefferson likely got quite a bit ahead of himself when the land was purchased before the consent of the United States Senate.

Furthermore, the Federalists believed that the acquisition of territory itself might be unconstitutional.

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