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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

NameDate

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1.Who drafted the amendments that became the Bill of Rights?
  • A.George Washington
  • B.Benjamin Franklin
  • C.James Madison
2.What is an amendment?
  • A.A new president
  • B.A change or addition to the Constitution
  • C.A court case
3.Why did Madison at first think a bill of rights was not needed?
  • A.He did not believe in rights
  • B.He wanted a king
  • C.He thought the Constitution already limited the government's powers
4.In what year was the Bill of Rights ratified?
  • A.1791
  • B.1865
  • C.1776
5.Why did several states ratify only after a promise was made?
  • A.Federalists promised to add amendments protecting rights
  • B.The king promised to lower taxes
  • C.Congress promised each state a capital city
6.Which earlier Virginia document gave Madison ideas for the Bill of Rights?
  • A.The Stamp Act
  • B.The Treaty of Paris
  • C.The Virginia Declaration of Rights
7.Which Virginia delegate refused to sign the Constitution because it had no bill of rights?
  • A.George Mason
  • B.Alexander Hamilton
  • C.James Madison
8.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

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Answer key — Why Add a Bill of Rights?

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  1. 1.James Madison
  2. 2.A change or addition to the Constitution
  3. 3.He thought the Constitution already limited the government's powers
  4. 4.1791
  5. 5.Federalists promised to add amendments protecting rights
  6. 6.The Virginia Declaration of Rights
  7. 7.George Mason
  8. 8.People who supported ratifying the Constitution

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