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- 3. He wrote the Preamble to the United States Constitution and has been called the "Penman of the Constitution.
- 7. the act of correcting; a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
- 8. come up with an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle after a mental effort; arrange by systematic planning and united effort
- 9. 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.
- 11. is a sustained, long-term downturn in economic activity in one or more economies.
- 12. from Pennsylvania, he was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. He believed that
- 13. any strong feeling
- 15. the act of distinguishing by comparing differences; the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness); the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors; the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; a conceptual separation or distinction; verb put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; to show differences when compared; be different
- 16. was an antifederalist who refused to sign the constitution.
- 17. Jay was an American statesman, patriot, diplomat, Founding Father, abolitionist, negotiator, and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
- 18. make small or insignificant; cause to seem less serious; play down; represent as less significant or important
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- 1. bending and snapping back readily without breaking; able to flex; able to bend easily; capable of being changed; making or willing to make concessions; able to adjust readily to different conditions
- 2. a middle way between two extremes; an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; verb settle by concession; make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
- 4. having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.; noun persons who administer the law; a person responsible for the administration of a business; someone who manages a government agency or department
- 5. approve of
- 6. the act of forming something;
- 7. he was one of the authors of the federalist papers, which supported the need for a constitution and a strong central government.
- 10. (April 19, 1721 – July 23, 1793) was an early American statesman and lawyer, as well as a Founding Father of the United States. He did not believe that the people should elect the members of congress.
- 14. was an American soldier, revolutionary, and farmer famous for being one of the leaders in a populist uprising against controversial debt collection and tax policies in Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787.
- 17. was an American statesman, diplomat, expansionist, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.