The Bill of Rights

1. What document gave rights to people living in Great Britain?

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Federalist Papers

• the Magna Carta

• the Stamp Act

2. Who fought to have a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Mason

• Woodrow Wilson

• Meriwether Lewis

3. The Bill of Rights lists the rights of _____.

• individuals

• states

• the federal government

• the judicial branch

4. People who supported approving the Constitution without adding a Bill of Rights were called _____.

• Federalist

• Magnas

• Amendments

• Delegates

5. People who wanted to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution were called ____-Federalists.

• Pro

• Carta

• Anti

• Mid

6. The Bill of Rights was ratified in ____.

• 1284

• 1791

• 1465

• 1987

7. How many amendments make up the original Bill of Rights?

• 200

• 10

• 40

• 22

8. The First Amendment guarantees freedoms of _____, speech, and the press.

• education

• science

• religion

• medicine

9. The Fifth Amendment states that a person is _____ until proven guilty.

• innocent

• evil

• honorable

• civilized

10. The Bill of Rights states that someone accused of a crime has a right to a _____.

• farmer

• doctor

• teacher

• lawyer