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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.What is an amendment?
  • A.A court case
  • B.A new president
  • C.A change or addition to the Constitution
2.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
3.Which earlier Virginia document gave Madison ideas for the Bill of Rights?
  • A.The Virginia Declaration of Rights
  • B.The Stamp Act
  • C.The Treaty of Paris
4.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
5.How many amendments were ratified in 1791 as the Bill of Rights?
  • A.Five
  • B.Twenty-seven
  • C.Ten
6.Which three men wrote essays urging New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution?
  • A.Patrick Henry, George Mason and Samuel Adams
  • B.Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock and Paul Revere
  • C.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
7.Why did several states ratify only after a promise was made?
  • A.The king promised to lower taxes
  • B.Federalists promised to add amendments protecting rights
  • C.Congress promised each state a capital city
8.What did many Anti-Federalists say the Constitution was missing?
  • A.A Congress
  • B.A president
  • C.A list of the people's rights

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Answer key — Why Add a Bill of Rights?

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  1. 1.A change or addition to the Constitution
  2. 2.A strong national government could take away people's rights
  3. 3.The Virginia Declaration of Rights
  4. 4.People who supported ratifying the Constitution
  5. 5.Ten
  6. 6.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
  7. 7.Federalists promised to add amendments protecting rights
  8. 8.A list of the people's rights

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