Bill of Rights

​Bill of Rights - A written list of the most important rights to the citizens of a country

Open Ended

Directions: What rights should be guaranteed to all people? If you were starting a country, which rights would you make sure all citizens in your country had? List the right in the left column. Explain why the right is important in the right column.

​​Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

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​What rights are listed in this amendment?

Open Ended

What rights are listed in the 1st Amendment of the Bill of Rights?

​​Amendment IV

​The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

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​What rights are listed in this amendment?

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	Federalists	Anti-Federalists
Strength of Government	Wanted a strong central government, with weak state governments	Wanted a weak central government, with strong state governments
Government for U.S.	Preferred the U.S. Constitution	Preferred the Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights	Bill of Rights was unnecessary, the Constitution did enough to protect people’s rights	Bill of Rights was necessary, the Constitution did not protect people’s rights
Supported by	Property owners, wealthy people, merchants, lived near cities	Small farmers, shopkeepers, laborers, lived away from cities
Leaders	Believed that the well educated, wealthy landowners should be the nation’s leaders	Believed that the common man should be the nation’s leaders

Multiple Choice

Believed a Bill of Rights was necessary to protect the people.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Multiple Choice

Believed that the Constitution was the best structure for government.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Multiple Choice

Supported by property owners and wealthy people living in cities.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Multiple Choice

Wanted a weak central government, with strong state governments.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Multiple Choice

Believed that the “common man” should be the nation’s leader.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Multiple Choice

Wanted a strong central government, with weak state governments.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists