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- 5. political statements which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional
- 6. a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority
- 9. the highest court in the federal judiciary of the US
- 11. a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats
- 12. the upper chamber of the United States Congress
- 15. opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution
- 18. comprises the first ten amendments to the constitution
- 21. a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts
- 24. a collection of 85 articles and essays written to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution
- 25. The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation
- 26. The act and the ensuing last-minute appointment of new judges
- 28. the lower house of the United States Congress
- 32. supreme court decision that defined the scope of the U.S. Congress's legislative power
- 35. review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
- 36. a supreme law that is binding even on the government that also controls power
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- 1. legislative branch of the federal government that represents the American people and makes the nation's laws
- 2. an agreement reached during the 1787 over the counting of slaves in determining a state's total population.
- 3. A purchase of the US that doubled there sized
- 4. deciding the meaning of laws, how to apply them to real situations, and whether a law breaks the rules of the Constitution.
- 7. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States
- 8. an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution
- 10. It defined the border between the United States and Spanish Florida, and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River.
- 13. A name under 4 people that meant friend of the people
- 14. the national government.
- 16. a violent tax protest in the United States during the presidency of George Washington
- 17. form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body
- 19. justice social justice
- 20. a series of four laws passed by the U.S. Congress in 1798
- 22. makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce, and controls taxing and spending policies.
- 23. created two legislative bodies in Congress
- 27. the elected head of a republic
- 29. carries out and enforces laws
- 30. payment made to a ruling or conquering nation by subjugated people in acknowledgment of submission
- 31. an introductory statement in the constitution
- 33. is a complete, ordered listing of all the items in a collection
- 34. an agreement making something officially valid