Bill of Rights Reading

Which state was the ninth state to adapt the Constitution, officially ratifying the new government?

• New York

• New Hamphire

• North Carolina

Some of the states were not eager to adopt the Constitution because

• They did not want to give power to a central government

• They wanted to mint their own money

• They wanted to keep their own religion

• All of the above

Some people were not in favor of the Constitution because

• It favored large states over small states

• It did not pay enough attention to the rights of individual citizens

• It did not give enough power to the president

The Bill of Rights is the name given to which amendments to the Constitution?

• The first five amendments

• The first ten amendments

• The first fifteen amendments

The First Amendment guarantees

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of the press

• Freedom of speech

• All of the above

Who is the author of the Bill of Rights?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin