Unit 5 Vocabulary
Across
- 4. , a policy that involves political business inside the US
- 6. , the ability of the Supreme Court to decide if a law is unconstitutional or not
- 9. , an agreement that had solved the issue of population count with the slaves
- 12. , a revolt in 1786 that involved angry farmers
- 16. , A national policy avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries
- 17. , he was a former continental army captain that led angry farmers to try to stop the court from legally taking away the farmer’s lands
- 19. , an act that established the judicial courts of the US
- 20. , this is a power in which all branches of the government can check one-another so one doesn’t become overpowered
- 21. , a set of 4 laws that restricted factors of immigration and speech enacted in 1798
- 23. , these people supported the ratification of the US Constitution
- 24. , the governments powers divided into 3 branches which are called the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive
- 25. , he wrote the Declaration of Independence
Down
- 1. , a meeting held in 1787 to propose the idea of creating a constitution for the US
- 2. , he was the first president of the United States of America
- 3. , he was George Washington’s right-hand man
- 5. , these people opposed of the ratification of the US Constitution because they feared a strong central government
- 7. , the removal of an official from office such as the president due to poor or criminal acts
- 8. , this agreement provided a dual system of congressional representation by creating two houses of Congress
- 10. , a policy that involves political business outside the US
- 11. , when someone is formally admitted into public office
- 13. , he was known father of the Constitution because he created the framework for it and helped write the Bill of Rights
- 14. , he was the second president of the United States
- 15. , he was the first Chief Justice of the United States
- 18. , she was the wife of John Adams, and the first ever Second Lady of the US
- 22. , this was a plan that let each state have one vote in congress rather it be based on the population