Bill of Rights

What are TWO freedoms protected by the First Amendment?

• Religion

• Press

• Business

• Cleanliness

The Founding Fathers added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution because the Constitution ​...

• limited federal power too much.

• gave too much power to the states.

• didn't give the government enough power.

• did not do enough to protect individual rights.

Why does the Constitution start with the words, "We the People"?

• to explain why the people have less power than the US government

• to show that people should follow the government's rules

• to show that the government gets its power from the people

• to explain why the people have less power than the US government

In the Preamble to the Constitution, the words "We the People" express the constitutional principle of ​ (a)   .

• popular sovereignty
• federalism
• rule of law
• individual rights
• religion
• happiness

Why is the protection of freedom assembly in the First Amendment important?

• People can change laws they don't agree with.

• People can gather together and share their thoughts.

• People can practice any religion they want to in public.

• People can change the Constitution if enough people agree.

This picture represents freedom of ___.

• privacy

• assembly

• vote

• speech

Why did many people support adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?

• They felt the Constitution made the national government too weak.

• They were afraid of a weak government from the Articles of Confederation.

• They were afraid of a strong national government like Britain.

The Bill of Rights was included in the Constitution to ​ (a)   the rights of ​ (b)   and states under a ​ (c)   ​ (d)   government.

• protect
• people
• strong
• federal