Match each definition in the left column with the correct term

Question

Column A
1. A state could proclaim a federal law unconstitutional, declaring it “null and void”
2.uprising by Pennsylvania farmers protesting a tax they thought unfair
3. French secret agents’ attempted bribery of American diplomats
4. restriction on trade
5. area in which Native Americans were forced to live after losing their homeland
6. practice that allows federal courts to decide if laws are constitutional
7. ended war with British in 1814
8. practice of forcing people into military service
9. resolutions stating that the states had the right to judge whether a federal law agreed with the Constitution
10. legislation giving the President the power to deport citizens of other countries and giving the government the right to imprison its critics

Column B

a. impressment
b. reservation
c. nullification
d. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
e. Whiskey Rebellion
f. XYZ Affair
g. embargo
h. Treaty of Ghent
i. Alien and Sedition Acts
j. judicial review

Answer 1

Here is the matching of definitions from Column A with the correct terms from Column B:

1. A state could proclaim a federal law unconstitutional, declaring it “null and void” - c. nullification
2. Uprising by Pennsylvania farmers protesting a tax they thought unfair - e. Whiskey Rebellion
3. French secret agents’ attempted bribery of American diplomats - f. XYZ Affair
4. Restriction on trade - g. embargo
5. Area in which Native Americans were forced to live after losing their homeland - b. reservation
6. Practice that allows federal courts to decide if laws are constitutional - j. judicial review
7. Ended war with British in 1814 - h. Treaty of Ghent
8. Practice of forcing people into military service - a. impressment
9. Resolutions stating that the states had the right to judge whether a federal law agreed with the Constitution - d. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
10. Legislation giving the President the power to deport citizens of other countries and giving the government the right to imprison its critics - i. Alien and Sedition Acts