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Patriot Paradox: Enigmatic US Lexicon
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  • 1. System dividing sovereignty, often debated in Constitutional lore
  • 2. Branch interpreting laws, including the Supreme Court
  • 7. Act of adding territory, such as Texas in the 1840s
  • 8. To infringe gradually on rights or lands, a source of frontier tension
  • 10. Doctrine asserting federal law's dominance over states
  • 13. Government-imposed trade restriction, notable in early 19th-century policy
  • 15. Revolutionary War site of a pivotal Christmas night victory
  • 18. Invented or popularized in US cities, revolutionizing urban transport
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  • 3. Department responsible for the nation's finances and currency issuance
  • 4. Legal ban on alcohol from 1920 to 1933, producing clandestine speakeasies
  • 5. Era marked by ostentatious wealth and political corruption (1870-1900)
  • 6. To liberate from bondage, famously declared in 1863
  • 9. Presidential surname tied to progressive reforms and conservation
  • 11. Political movement favoring native-born over immigrants
  • 12. Industrial titan synonymous with steel empire and philanthropy
  • 14. One who arrives from abroad, reshaping national demographics
  • 16. Declaration of intentions, a pamphlet that stirred western expansionism
  • 17. Describes the dual-chamber structure of the US Congress
  • 19. Comprehensive bill bundling various legislative measures

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