Skip to content
LessonPrint

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.

Set 5 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

Next set

One paper per student

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425

Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Why Add a Bill of Rights?

D2.Civ.3.3-5

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1.Which Virginia delegate refused to sign the Constitution because it had no bill of rights?
  • A.Alexander Hamilton
  • B.George Mason
  • C.James Madison
2.Who were the Federalists?
  • A.People who supported the British king
  • B.People who opposed any national government
  • C.People who supported ratifying the Constitution
3.Which three men wrote essays urging New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution?
  • A.Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock and Paul Revere
  • B.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
  • C.Patrick Henry, George Mason and Samuel Adams
4.Why did Madison at first think a bill of rights was not needed?
  • A.He wanted a king
  • B.He did not believe in rights
  • C.He thought the Constitution already limited the government's powers
5.What did Anti-Federalists fear about the new Constitution?
  • A.A strong national government could take away people's rights
  • B.The government would have no Congress
  • C.The states would have too much land
6.In what year was the Bill of Rights ratified?
  • A.1791
  • B.1865
  • C.1776
7.Who drafted the amendments that became the Bill of Rights?
  • A.Benjamin Franklin
  • B.George Washington
  • C.James Madison
8.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

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.3.3-5 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Why Add a Bill of Rights?

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.George Mason
  2. 2.People who supported ratifying the Constitution
  3. 3.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
  4. 4.He thought the Constitution already limited the government's powers
  5. 5.A strong national government could take away people's rights
  6. 6.1791
  7. 7.James Madison
  8. 8.Federalists promised to add amendments protecting rights

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