Bill of Rights Reading A-Z

Why were the founders careful about how much power a constitution would give the central government?

• They wanted a government that would protect ruler's rights.

• They didn't want to risk another revolution.

• They wanted their leaders to have the same powers as a king.

• They didn't want to risk people's freedoms being taken away.

The thirteenth and fourteenth amendments were passed soon after _________________.

• the civil war in the 1800s

• students stood up for their rights

• the Revolutionary War in the 1700s

• criminals were getting unfairly punished

Read this sentence: The Second Amendment protects a person's right to own and use weapons. What does the word right mean in this sentence?

• opposite of left

• a freedom or power

• a reason or want

• the outcome of a vote

The part of the Bill of Rights that protects people who have been charged with crimes is ____________________.

• the First Amendment

• the Second Amendment

• the Fourteenth Amendment

• the Fifth Amendment

What did Alondra Jones do after she visited a much cleaner, safer school than her own?

• She graduated from a cleaner school.

• She transferred to a better school.

• She joined a lawsuit against the State of California.

• She dropped out of school.

What do you think is the author's purpose for writing this book?

• To explain the history of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

• To describe what an amendment is.

• To persuade the reader to obey the amendments to the Bill of Rights.

• To entertain with stories about the Founders' lives.

How were James Madison and Thomas Jefferson alike?

• They both wanted a Bill of Rights removed from the Constitution.

• They both believed that adding a Bill of Rights could be dangerous.

• They both wrote the Bill of Rights.

• They were both from the state of Virginia.

Which states voted against a Constitution because they wanted a Bill of Rights?

• North Carolina and Rhode Island

• Virginia and Rhode Island

• Iowa and Rhode Island

• North Carolina and Virginia

What does the word principles mean?

• Bill of Rights

• basic values

• the separation of people based on their race

• a document that all founders signed

Read the following sentences: The founders of the United States created a system that promised liberty and freedom to its citizens. It is up to all Americans to keep that promise alive. What is the author's purpose for writing these sentences?

• to inform only

• to inform and persuade

• to entertain

• to entertain and persuade