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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.Which Virginia delegate refused to sign the Constitution because it had no bill of rights?
  • A.Alexander Hamilton
  • B.James Madison
  • C.George Mason
2.What did many Anti-Federalists say the Constitution was missing?
  • A.A Congress
  • B.A list of the people's rights
  • C.A president
3.In what year was the Bill of Rights ratified?
  • A.1791
  • B.1865
  • C.1776
4.What did Anti-Federalists fear about the new Constitution?
  • A.A strong national government could take away people's rights
  • B.The states would have too much land
  • C.The government would have no Congress
5.Why did several states ratify only after a promise was made?
  • A.Congress promised each state a capital city
  • B.The king promised to lower taxes
  • C.Federalists promised to add amendments protecting rights
6.What is an amendment?
  • A.A court case
  • B.A new president
  • C.A change or addition to the Constitution
7.Who drafted the amendments that became the Bill of Rights?
  • A.James Madison
  • B.George Washington
  • C.Benjamin Franklin
8.Why did Madison at first think a bill of rights was not needed?
  • A.He did not believe in rights
  • B.He thought the Constitution already limited the government's powers
  • C.He wanted a king

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Answer key — Why Add a Bill of Rights?

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  1. 1.George Mason
  2. 2.A list of the people's rights
  3. 3.1791
  4. 4.A strong national government could take away people's rights
  5. 5.Federalists promised to add amendments protecting rights
  6. 6.A change or addition to the Constitution
  7. 7.James Madison
  8. 8.He thought the Constitution already limited the government's powers

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