Across
- 2. Leader of the Federalist Party-First Secretary of the Treasury (last name)
- 7. congress could not ban the slave trade for 20 years and congress could regulate trade
- 9. created by Hamilton which he felt would strengthen the economy, help with trade, and taxation
- 10. designed to protect individuals against excessive power by the government.
- 12. government powers are divided between the national government and state governments
- 14. Leader of the Democratic Republicans
- 16. First 10 amendments to the Constitution ex.congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion
- 18. created two chambers of congress-senate based on equal representation and a House that would be based on population
- 19. french diplomats tried to bribe American diplomats for seized ships
- 20. passed in order to silence Democratic Republicans newspapers
Down
- 1. did not support the constitution without a bill of rights
- 3. responsible for making laws
- 4. each branch can check the power of the other branches to ensure no branch becomes too powerful
- 5. One of the leading causes of the War of 1812
- 6. The authority of the government flows from the people; The Constitution begins with the preamble.
- 8. a tax on imported goods. Supported by the Federalists
- 11. the government is divided into three branches
- 13. responsible for enforcing the laws
- 15. responsible for interpreting the laws
- 17. event that signaled to the nation that the Articles of Confederation were to weak.