Across
- 3. an often-fatal disease carried by mosquitoes in tropical climates
- 5. the act of forcing men into military or naval service
- 8. a law that restricts commerce with one or more nations
- 11. an idea or law that goes against the principles of the U.S. Constitution
- 13. Aramaic, Hebrew, Arabic Meaning twin, alike-looking man
- 15. a treaty between France and the United States in which a large area of land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains was purchased
- 17. someone who is believed to deliver messages from God or some other divine source
- 19. the federal legislation that reduced the number of justices on the Supreme Court from 6 to 5
- 20. a federal legislation that stopped all foreign imports from entering American harbors
Down
- 1. the power to invalidate any law the Supreme Court deems unconstitutional, even if it has been passed by Congress and signed into law by the president
- 2. a person who approved of and encouraged war; an American who favored war with Great Britain in 1812
- 4. the person currently in office; the incumbent president is the current president
- 6. means son of Matthew or Matthew's son
- 7. the taxes placed on imported and exported goods
- 9. the war against Great Britain that James Madison declared
- 10. Supplanter/Assailant, May God protect
- 12. a legal document
- 14. Meaning: Man's defender, warrior
- 16. Hamilton is a masculine name of British origin meaning flat-topped hill
- 18. is a masculine name of Old English origin, meaning son of Jeffrey