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Why Add a Bill of Rights? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the reasons the Bill of Rights was added, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.3.3-5. It prints 8 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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Why Add a Bill of Rights?

D2.Civ.3.3-5

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1.Who drafted the amendments that became the Bill of Rights?
  • A.Benjamin Franklin
  • B.James Madison
  • C.George Washington
2.Who were the Federalists?
  • A.People who opposed any national government
  • B.People who supported ratifying the Constitution
  • C.People who supported the British king
3.In what year was the Bill of Rights ratified?
  • A.1791
  • B.1865
  • C.1776
4.Why did Madison at first think a bill of rights was not needed?
  • A.He thought the Constitution already limited the government's powers
  • B.He did not believe in rights
  • C.He wanted a king
5.How many amendments were ratified in 1791 as the Bill of Rights?
  • A.Five
  • B.Ten
  • C.Twenty-seven
6.Which earlier Virginia document gave Madison ideas for the Bill of Rights?
  • A.The Virginia Declaration of Rights
  • B.The Treaty of Paris
  • C.The Stamp Act
7.Which Virginia delegate refused to sign the Constitution because it had no bill of rights?
  • A.Alexander Hamilton
  • B.George Mason
  • C.James Madison
8.Which three men wrote essays urging New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution?
  • A.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
  • B.Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock and Paul Revere
  • C.Patrick Henry, George Mason and Samuel Adams

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Answer key — Why Add a Bill of Rights?

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  1. 1.James Madison
  2. 2.People who supported ratifying the Constitution
  3. 3.1791
  4. 4.He thought the Constitution already limited the government's powers
  5. 5.Ten
  6. 6.The Virginia Declaration of Rights
  7. 7.George Mason
  8. 8.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.