Under a Painted Sky 1
What is the name of Samantha's violin
Lady Tin Yin
The hungry, weary travelers saw the _____________ of an oasis in the middle of the desert.
mirage
The ______________ was the first document that preceded the Constitution. It was the first set of laws that gave the national government very little power and thus did not work well.
The Articles of Confederation
The branch of government that includes the president, vice-president, and cabinet
The executive branch
Our 3 branches of government was designed to provide a system of c______ and b_______.
checks and balances
____________ was the evil landlord that Samantha accidentally killed when he sexually assaulted her.
Ty Yorkshire
A bold and violent criminal
desperado
The ____ was written in 1179 and stated that the colonies would separate from England and form their own country
Declaration of Independence
This branch includes law makers. It's a bicameral chamber made of the Senate and House of Representatives.
the legislative branch
The Legislative branch is made up of 2 chambers (or groups of people who represent the citizens), the ______ and _______
House of Representatives and Senate
Samantha is lucky (or is it fate?) to meet ____________, a slave girl who also wants to run away to freedom west of the Missouri River.
Annamea
to set value on, estimate
appraise
During the drafting of the Constitution, the _________ wanted stronger state power
Anti-federalists
The type of government the US has
Democracy (or representative democracy)
Oregon Trail
____, _____, and _____ are the 3 men that meet Samantha and Annamea on the trail. They are a unique bunch hoping to cattle ranch on their way to California to search for gold.
Cay, West, Peety
A wily subterfuge, trick or distraction
ruse
When drafting the constitution the ___________ wanted stronger national government power.
Federalists
The Supreme Court makes up the _____ branch
judicial
Ms. Gaino is from what previously Northwest Territory state?
Ohio
"Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right"
Failure to exercise sufficient care
negligence
Federalists usually lived in urban areas and wanted more power in the national government.
Anti-Federalists usually lived in rural areas and wanted the states to have more power.
Federalists is to Anti Federalists as...
Democrate is to Republican
In order to pass a bill it needs at least _____ votes from the House of Representatives and ____ votes from the Senate.
218 (out of 430) and 51 (out of 100)
The president is commander in chief of the military, but _________ has the power to declare war.
Congress