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Reading the Bill of Rights is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the freedoms and protections in the First, Fourth and Sixth Amendments, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.4.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Reading the Bill of Rights

D2.Civ.4.3-5

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Read each amendment, then answer the questions.

1.Read the amendment, then answer the questions.

The Sixth Amendment

The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, part of the Bill of Rights, ratified in 1791. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

  1. 1. What does an "impartial jury" mean?
  2. 2. What kind of trial does the Sixth Amendment promise?
  3. 3. Why does the amendment promise a speedy trial?
2.Read the amendment, then answer the questions.

The Fourth Amendment

The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, part of the Bill of Rights, ratified in 1791. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

  1. 1. What does the Fourth Amendment protect people against?
  2. 2. Why would the writers want a Warrant to describe a particular place?
  3. 3. What must a Warrant particularly describe?

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Answer key — Reading the Bill of Rights

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A jury that does not take sides before it hears the case. 2. A speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury. 3. So an accused person is not kept waiting a long time for a trial.
  2. 2.1. Unreasonable searches and seizures. 2. So officials can search only the place described, not wherever they like. 3. The place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.4.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.