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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 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 word "effects" most likely mean here?
  2. 2. What must a Warrant be based on?
  3. 3. Why would the writers want a Warrant to describe a particular place?
2.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. Why would the writers require a trial to be public?
  2. 2. What must the accused be informed of?
  3. 3. What kind of trial does the Sixth Amendment promise?

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Answer key — Reading the Bill of Rights

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A person's belongings, the things they own. 2. Probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation. 3. So officials can search only the place described, not wherever they like.
  2. 2.1. So people can see that the trial is fair and not held in secret. 2. The nature and cause of the accusation. 3. A speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury.

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