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- 1. Political statements drafted in 1798 through 1799 by the Virginia and Kentucky legislatures claiming that the Alien and Sedition acts were unconstitutional.
- 4. Violent tax protest in the United States which lasted between 1791 and 1794 during the presidency of George Washington, ultimately under the command of American Revolutionary War veteran Major James McFarlane.
- 10. Process in which executive or legislative actions are up for review by the judiciary.
- 14. Landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States, meaning that American courts have the power to strike down laws and statutes that they find to violate the Constitution of the United States.
- 19. Comprises the first 10 amendments into the constitution
- 21. A government system in which multiple states are in a union but are independent when it comes to internal conflicts.
- 22. The executive branch carries out and enforces laws.
- 23. Counting the official number of a group or set, to get a whole total.
- 24. Compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
- 27. The document was an agreement between the 13 original colonies of the United States that then served as the constitution. It was approved by the Second Continental Congress after much argument on November 15, 1777.
- 30. People opposing of the ratification of 1787 US Constitution, in fear that the government would become too powerful and take away their individual liberties, seeing as there was no bill of rights.
- 31. Certain elected leader or head of a republic
- 33. A national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
- 34. The judiciary is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law in legal cases.
- 35. Judges appointed by the president himself who only take cases they themselves want to do.
- 36. The United States House of Representatives is the lower house of the United States Congress
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- 2. The Connecticut Compromise was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the United States Constitution
- 3. an armed rebellion in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in retaliation debt crisis and against the increase in tax collections on individuals and trade.
- 5. Was pseudonym used by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay that was used to write the Federal papers.
- 6. Collection of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. The collection went by the name “Publius” and it prompted the approval of the constitution.
- 7. To sign something to make it official valid. For example a treaty, contract, or any other form of agreement.
- 8. Purchase of land that managed to double the size of the United States.
- 9. The legislative branch is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress.
- 11. Four acts that were passed by a predominantly Federalist United states and were signed by President John Adams into law in 1798.
- 12. An action or statement with the purpose of showing gratitude, respect, or admiration towards someone or something.
- 13. A statement that serves as an introduction or a preliminary statement
- 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. A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that defined the scope of the U.S. Congress's legislative power and how it relates to the powers of American state legislatures.
- 17. 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.
- 18. AKA the Treaty of Madrid, an agreement signed by the United States and Spain. It highlights the border between the United States and Spanish Florida, and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River
- 20. A person who promotes the idea of one central government uniting several states
- 25. the highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation.
- 26. Represented an effort to solve an issue in the U.S. Supreme Court during the early 19th century. There was concern, beginning in 1789, about the system that required the Justices of the Supreme Court to "ride circuit" and reiterate decisions made in the appellate level courts.
- 28. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
- 29. the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.
- 32. Diplomatic problem between John Adams and Republican France Quasi-War.