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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 three men wrote essays urging New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution?
  • A.Patrick Henry, George Mason and Samuel Adams
  • B.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
  • C.Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock and Paul Revere
2.What is an amendment?
  • A.A change or addition to the Constitution
  • B.A court case
  • C.A new president
3.In what year was the Bill of Rights ratified?
  • A.1776
  • B.1791
  • C.1865
4.Who drafted the amendments that became the Bill of Rights?
  • A.James Madison
  • B.George Washington
  • C.Benjamin Franklin
5.How many amendments were ratified in 1791 as the Bill of Rights?
  • A.Ten
  • B.Twenty-seven
  • C.Five
6.What did Anti-Federalists fear about the new Constitution?
  • A.The government would have no Congress
  • B.The states would have too much land
  • C.A strong national government could take away people's rights
7.Which earlier Virginia document gave Madison ideas for the Bill of Rights?
  • A.The Treaty of Paris
  • B.The Stamp Act
  • C.The Virginia Declaration of Rights
8.Why did Madison at first think a bill of rights was not needed?
  • A.He wanted a king
  • B.He thought the Constitution already limited the government's powers
  • C.He did not believe in rights

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Answer key — Why Add a Bill of Rights?

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  1. 1.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
  2. 2.A change or addition to the Constitution
  3. 3.1791
  4. 4.James Madison
  5. 5.Ten
  6. 6.A strong national government could take away people's rights
  7. 7.The Virginia Declaration of Rights
  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.