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Sedition Nullification Alien Press Libel

Despot Election Patriot Lapse 12^th Amendment

1) A ruler who abuses their power with unjust laws:________________.

2) A word that means “the newspaper business”:________________.

3) Someone who might be from Mars or Jupiter, but usually is just the citizen

of another country who has come to live in the U.S.:_______________.

4) Word which means the printing of false and damaging statements about

someone (which is against the law):_________.

5) A word meaning to let expire or come to an end. President Jefferson let the

Alien and Sedition Acts _______________.

6) The idea that states could reject laws passed by Congress if those laws

were against the Constitution:_______________.

7) A word meaning acts that attempt to destroy the government:______________.

8) Someone who loves his or her country:________________.

9) How Americans usually decide which laws should be passed:______________.

10) A change in the Constitution to make sure voters choose one person to be

President and one person to be Vice President:________________.

Thought Question: Why did Thomas Jefferson oppose the Sedition Acts? Why

did John Adams approve of them?