The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was ____________________________.

The Declaration of Independence announced that the 13 colonies were _____________________________________.

The purpose of the Preamble in the Declaration was to _____________________________________________.

The Declaration says all people have the rights to _______, _______, and the ____________________________.

The Declaration of Independence says that if the government does not protect people’s rights,

the people have the right to .....

The Declaration accused the British King of _________________________________________________.

The Declaration officially declared __________________________________________ from Great Britain.

The Articles of Confederation was the first ____________________ of the U.S.

The colonies wanted a written set of ____________________ all states agreed on.

Under the Articles, Congress could raise an ________, make laws, and print money.

The main author of the Articles was ____________________________.

The Articles of Confederation were written during the ____________________ Continental Congress.

All 13 states approved, or ratified, the Articles in the year _________

The last state to ratify the Articles was _____________________.

The Articles created a government of _____ states working together.

Article 1 gave the country the name: The United States of _____________________.

Article 3 described the union as a “league of _____________________.”

Article 6 said states could not have standing _____________________.

When Congress was not in session, the Committee of the States acted for _____________________.

Congress could declare war and make _____________________.

A major flaw: Congress could not collect _____________________.

What flaw led to replacing the Articles? Congress could not raise _____________________ or enforce _____________________.

The full name of the Articles was: The Articles of Confederation and _____________________ Union.

John Dickinson was called the “____________________ of the Revolution.”

Maryland delayed ratifying because of border disputes with other _____________________.

The United States Constitution begins with the _____________________.

It was written because of problems with the _____________________.

“We the People” means the _____________________ give power to the government.

Article I describes the _____________________ Branch.

The two parts of Congress are the House of _________________ and the _________________?

The Executive Branch is led by the ___________________.

The top court in the U.S. is the ___________________ Court.

The House of Representatives has __________ members.

The Senate has __________ members.

House members serve for _____ years.

The President serves a _____ year term and can serve _____ terms.

Supreme Court Justices may serve for ___________________.

To be President, you must be a ___________________ born citizen.

Supreme Court Justices are appointed by the ___________________ and approved by the ___________________.

The Legislative Branch makes ___________________.

A bill becomes a law if it passes both ___________________ of Congress and is signed by the president.

If the president vetoes a bill, Congress can ___________________ the veto with a two-thirds vote.

The Executive Branch enforces __________ and acts as the ___________________ of the military.

The Judicial Branch interprets ___________________ and checks if they are ___________________.

Congress can impeach the President, judges, and members of ___________________.

A system where no one branch has all the power is called ___________________ of power.

Citizens have duties like voting, paying taxes, and ___________________.

The president is elected by a majority of ____________________ votes.

The Bill of Rights is made up of the first _____ amendments.

The First Amendment gives freedoms like speech, religion, ________________, petition, and assembly.

Can you protest by causing a riot?

The Second Amendment protects the right to _____________________________.

The Fourth Amendment protects against unfair _____________________________.

To “plead the fifth” means you don’t have to ____________________________________________.

The Sixth Amendment gives you a ____________________ and ____________________ trial.

The Eighth Amendment protects against ____________________________________________.

If a right isn’t listed in the Constitution, do you still have it?

Texas Cattle Kingdom

Cattle owners marked their animals with ____________________ made from hot metal.

A cattle drive means herding large groups of ____________________.

Cattle rustlers were ____________________ .

The movement of cattle from open range to markets was called a ____________________.

Who was in charge of the cowboys' horses? ____________________.

Texas ranches were famous for ____________________ cattle.