Question

president jefferson eventually decided that the federal governments power to make treaties covered the louisiana purchase. on october 20, 1803, the senate voted to ratify, or approve, the treaty. the table below shows the senates votes by political party. look at the table. then answer the question below.
yes no
democratic-republican 23 0
federalist 1 7
which statement is true about the senate vote on the louisiana purchase treaty?
the treaty passed with mostly democratic-republican votes.
the treaty passed with mostly federalist votes.
democratic-republicans and federalists supported the treaty in about equal numbers.

Explanation:

First, calculate total "Yes" votes: Democratic-Republican yes votes (23) plus Federalist yes votes (1) equals 24 total yes votes. The vast majority of these yes votes (23 out of 24) come from Democratic-Republicans, while only 1 comes from Federalists. This means the treaty's passage relied almost entirely on Democratic-Republican support.

Answer:

The treaty passed with mostly Democratic-Republican votes.