US History Test Review

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Across
  1. 9. purchase of land from France in 1803
  2. 10. a federal law that gives the President the authority to apprehend, restrain, and deport non-citizens from an enemy country during a declared war or invasion
  3. 11. in favor of articles of confederation, strong state governments
  4. 12. head of government of the United States
  5. 13. in favor of constitution, strong central government
  6. 14. a political party in the United States founded by Thomas Jefferson and others who advocated for a decentralized government with power held by the states
  7. 17. the supreme law of the land, establishing the framework for the federal government and defining its powers and limitations
  8. 18. first 10 amendments in the Constitution
  9. 19. a federal excise tax on distilled spirits, like whiskey, that was first imposed in the United States in 1791 to help pay off Revolutionary War debts
  10. 20. leader of the antifederalists, 3rd US President
Down
  1. 1. a law that criminalizes speech or writing considered a threat to the government's authority, making it illegal to "write, print, utter, or publish... any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" against the government
  2. 2. a diplomatic incident in 1797-1798 where three American diplomats in France were asked for bribes and loans by secret French agents
  3. 3. branch of government that interprets laws and administers justice
  4. 4. branch of government that has the power to make laws
  5. 5. 1st US President
  6. 6. the branch of government responsible for enforcing and implementing laws
  7. 7. way of doing something in the future
  8. 8. city in which Lewis and Clarck began their journey
  9. 15. a legal theory that a state can invalidate any federal law it deems unconstitutional
  10. 16. 2nd US President, defended British soldiers during Boston Massacre