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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 did Anti-Federalists fear about the new Constitution?
  • A.The government would have no Congress
  • B.A strong national government could take away people's rights
  • C.The states would have too much land
2.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
3.In what year was the Bill of Rights ratified?
  • A.1776
  • B.1865
  • C.1791
4.Who drafted the amendments that became the Bill of Rights?
  • A.James Madison
  • B.Benjamin Franklin
  • C.George Washington
5.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
6.Which three men wrote essays urging New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution?
  • A.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
  • B.Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock and Paul Revere
  • C.Patrick Henry, George Mason and Samuel Adams
7.Which earlier Virginia document gave Madison ideas for the Bill of Rights?
  • A.The Treaty of Paris
  • B.The Virginia Declaration of Rights
  • C.The Stamp Act
8.Which Virginia delegate refused to sign the Constitution because it had no bill of rights?
  • A.George Mason
  • B.Alexander Hamilton
  • C.James Madison

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Answer key — Why Add a Bill of Rights?

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  1. 1.A strong national government could take away people's rights
  2. 2.Federalists promised to add amendments protecting rights
  3. 3.1791
  4. 4.James Madison
  5. 5.People who supported ratifying the Constitution
  6. 6.Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
  7. 7.The Virginia Declaration of Rights
  8. 8.George Mason

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