Across
- 3. the sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country
- 7. the branch of government that is made up of all the national courts
- 9. official approval
- 11. taxes on imports or exports
- 13. people who opposed the Constitution
- 18. an agreement that the Senate approved on October 20, 1803, which roughly doubled the size of the United States
- 19. under this agreement only three-fifths of a state’s slave population would count when determining representation
- 20. a period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment
- 21. keep any branch of government from becoming too powerful
- 24. the idea that political authority belongs to the people
- 25. official changes
Down
- 1. the right to vote
- 2. the power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
- 4. occurs when there are increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money
- 5. the branch of government that is responsible for proposing and passing laws; Congress
- 6. a document that declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money
- 8. the practice of forcing people to serve in the army or navy
- 10. trade between two or more states
- 12. essays supporting the Constitution that were written anonymously under the name Publius
- 14. a document signed by King John in 1215, made the king subject to law
- 15. a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government
- 16. the uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt
- 17. the branch of government that includes the president and the departments that help run the government
- 22. the banning of trade
- 23. Supporters of the Constitution