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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.How many amendments were ratified in 1791 as the Bill of Rights?
  • A.Ten
  • B.Five
  • C.Twenty-seven
2.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
3.Which three men wrote essays urging New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution?
  • A.Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock and Paul Revere
  • B.Patrick Henry, George Mason and Samuel Adams
  • C.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
4.In what year was the Bill of Rights ratified?
  • A.1791
  • B.1776
  • C.1865
5.What did Anti-Federalists fear about the new Constitution?
  • A.The states would have too much land
  • B.A strong national government could take away people's rights
  • C.The government would have no Congress
6.Who drafted the amendments that became the Bill of Rights?
  • A.George Washington
  • B.James Madison
  • C.Benjamin Franklin
7.What did many Anti-Federalists say the Constitution was missing?
  • A.A list of the people's rights
  • B.A Congress
  • C.A president
8.Who were the Federalists?
  • A.People who opposed any national government
  • B.People who supported the British king
  • C.People who supported ratifying the Constitution

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Answer key — Why Add a Bill of Rights?

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  1. 1.Ten
  2. 2.He thought the Constitution already limited the government's powers
  3. 3.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
  4. 4.1791
  5. 5.A strong national government could take away people's rights
  6. 6.James Madison
  7. 7.A list of the people's rights
  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.