Across
- 9. purchase of land from France in 1803
- 10. a federal law that gives the President the authority to apprehend, restrain, and deport non-citizens from an enemy country during a declared war or invasion
- 11. in favor of articles of confederation, strong state governments
- 12. head of government of the United States
- 13. in favor of constitution, strong central government
- 14. a political party in the United States founded by Thomas Jefferson and others who advocated for a decentralized government with power held by the states
- 17. the supreme law of the land, establishing the framework for the federal government and defining its powers and limitations
- 18. first 10 amendments in the Constitution
- 19. a federal excise tax on distilled spirits, like whiskey, that was first imposed in the United States in 1791 to help pay off Revolutionary War debts
- 20. leader of the antifederalists, 3rd US President
Down
- 1. a law that criminalizes speech or writing considered a threat to the government's authority, making it illegal to "write, print, utter, or publish... any false, scandalous, and malicious writing" against the government
- 2. a diplomatic incident in 1797-1798 where three American diplomats in France were asked for bribes and loans by secret French agents
- 3. branch of government that interprets laws and administers justice
- 4. branch of government that has the power to make laws
- 5. 1st US President
- 6. the branch of government responsible for enforcing and implementing laws
- 7. way of doing something in the future
- 8. city in which Lewis and Clarck began their journey
- 15. a legal theory that a state can invalidate any federal law it deems unconstitutional
- 16. 2nd US President, defended British soldiers during Boston Massacre