Chapter 3, 8th Grade

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Across
  1. 3. He wrote the Preamble to the United States Constitution and has been called the "Penman of the Constitution.
  2. 7. the act of correcting; a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
  3. 8. come up with an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle after a mental effort; arrange by systematic planning and united effort
  4. 9. is in charge of deciding the meaning of laws, how to apply them to real situations, and whether a law breaks the rules of the Constitution.
  5. 11. is a sustained, long-term downturn in economic activity in one or more economies.
  6. 12. from Pennsylvania, he was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. He believed that
  7. 13. any strong feeling
  8. 15. the act of distinguishing by comparing differences; the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness); the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors; the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; a conceptual separation or distinction; verb put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; to show differences when compared; be different
  9. 16. was an antifederalist who refused to sign the constitution.
  10. 17. Jay was an American statesman, patriot, diplomat, Founding Father, abolitionist, negotiator, and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
  11. 18. make small or insignificant; cause to seem less serious; play down; represent as less significant or important
Down
  1. 1. bending and snapping back readily without breaking; able to flex; able to bend easily; capable of being changed; making or willing to make concessions; able to adjust readily to different conditions
  2. 2. a middle way between two extremes; an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; verb settle by concession; make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
  3. 4. having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.; noun persons who administer the law; a person responsible for the administration of a business; someone who manages a government agency or department
  4. 5. approve of
  5. 6. the act of forming something;
  6. 7. he was one of the authors of the federalist papers, which supported the need for a constitution and a strong central government.
  7. 10. (April 19, 1721 – July 23, 1793) was an early American statesman and lawyer, as well as a Founding Father of the United States. He did not believe that the people should elect the members of congress.
  8. 14. was an American soldier, revolutionary, and farmer famous for being one of the leaders in a populist uprising against controversial debt collection and tax policies in Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787.
  9. 17. was an American statesman, diplomat, expansionist, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.