Across
- 2. A land deal between the United States and France.
- 8. The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
- 12. A treaty between Spain and the United States.
- 17. the elected head of a republic
- 18. A diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War
- 19. body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
- 20. The executive branch carries out and enforces laws.
- 22. Shays's followers protested the foreclosures of farms for debt and briefly succeeded in shutting down the court system.
- 23. Quells an uprising of settlers rebelling against the liquor tax.
- 24. United States Constitutional Convention (1787) that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
- 25. an introductory statement especially
- 27. the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.
- 29. the highest judicial court in a country or state.
- 30. the process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals
- 31. having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.
- 32. A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that established for the first time that federal courts had the power to overturn an act of Congress on the ground that it violated the U.S. Constitution
- 33. A person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
- 34. As a protest against the Federalist Alien and Sedition Acts.
- 35. The Great Compromise created two legislative bodies in Congress
- 36. Sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
Down
- 1. the legislative branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce, and controls taxing and spending policies.
- 3. The power of courts to decide the validity of acts of the legislative and executive branches of government
- 4. The judicial appointments made by President John Adams just before he was succeeded by President Thomas Jefferson
- 5. Authorized the President to deport aliens and permitted their arrest, imprisonment, and deportation during wartime.
- 6. Friend of the people
- 7. The judicial branch is in charge of deciding the meaning of laws, how to apply them to real situations, and whether a law breaks the rules of the Constitution
- 9. The agreement that assuaged antagonisms between the United States and Great Britain, established a base upon which America could build a sound national economy, and assured its commercial prosperity
- 10. The original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
- 11. The Supreme Court held that Congress has implied powers derived from those listed in Article I, Section 8
- 13. the lower house of a legislative body
- 14. a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party or labor union
- 15. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
- 16. An act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.
- 21. Enumerated governmental powers, items of property, or articles in a tariff schedule.
- 26. Federalist papers, formally The Federalist, series of 85 essays on the proposed new Constitution of the United States and on the nature of republican government
- 28. A person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.