The Bill of Rights

After practicing all week, our team has a ______ chance of winning.

• limited

• difficult

• thorough

• reasonable

After the mudslide, the ________ in charge of the park closed the hiking trail.

• patriot

• referee

• official

• legislator

The people left their country to escape religious _______.

• groups

• freedom

• ceremonies

• persecution

The whole school was asked to _______ in the auditorium for a special presentation.

• assemble

• seperate

• clean

• assist

The garden center ________ that the rosebush will grow or they will replace it.

• shares

• guarantees

• accepts

• refuses

The protestors ________on the customers' rights by not allowing them to enter the store.

• settled

• infringed

• hesitated

• depended

We ______ the town to keep the library open on Saturdays.

• elected

• granted

• petitioned

• determined

Many residents _______ the town's plan to close the pool because they were unhappy about it and wanted to change the decision.

• collected

• displayed

• protested

• advertised

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called the _______________.

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Emancipation Proclamation.

Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• to fix weaknesses within the existing Constitution

• to encourage people to support the Founding Fathers

• to discourage citizens and soldiers from protesting against wars

• to list the basic rights of citizens and to safeguard individual freedoms