Across
- 2. Thomas Jefferson was the first secretary of this.
- 3. Basic structure.
- 6. Federalist who wrote essays with John Jay and James Madison.
- 8. President Jefferson got rid of the hated tax on this.
- 10. He wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the War of 1812.
- 11. Powers NOT specifically listed in the US Constitution but claimed by the federal government.
- 12. Government principle in which power is divided among multiple branches.
- 13. Original document, adopted in 1777, that proved too weak for the new American government to effectively function.
- 15. Powers listed in the US Constitution as belonging to the federal government.
- 18. He became president in 1809.
Down
- 1. Future US president who won the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
- 4. Total income produced by a given source.
- 5. He became the president in 1800.
- 7. Territory purchased by President Jefferson from France.
- 9. The American leaders who created the new government replaced royal rule with one of these.
- 14. Group who were in favor of the new US Constitution.
- 16. He proposed the Virginia Plan for the Constitution.
- 17. Alexander Hamilton was the first secretary of this.
