🌎Social Studies Chapter 6 Lesson 3

Who wrote the Bill of Rights?

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

What did Anti-Federalists believe was needed because citizens lacked rights?

• A Bill of Rights

• A new President

• A new state

• A new law

Which state’s vote officially allowed the Constitution to become the new government?

• New Hampshire

• Virginia

• New York

• Massachusetts

What does “Due Process” protect?

• Citizens’ rights in the branch of government that deals with judging laws

• The right to own property

• The right to vote

• The right to free speech

What does the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights NOT include rights about?

• Owning property

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of the press

What does the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights protect?

• Citizens by endorsing use of firearms

• Citizens’ right to vote

• Citizens’ right to free speech

• Citizens’ right to a fair trial

What was Patrick Henry fearful of regarding the President?

• That a President could become as powerful as a king

• That a President would not be elected

• That a President would not have enough power

• That a President would not sign laws

What is a Federalist?

• A person who supported the passage of the United States Constitution

• A person who opposed the passage of the United States Constitution

• A person who wrote the Bill of Rights

• A person who judged laws

What is an Anti-Federalist?

• A person who opposed the passage of the United States Constitution

• A person who supported the passage of the United States Constitution

• A person who wrote the Bill of Rights

• A person who judged laws

What is an amendment?

• A change or improvement

• A type of law

• A government official

• A court decision