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Ratification and Bill of Rights

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which chart correctly identifies reasons for and against ratification of the proposed US Constitution?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Those who agreed with this point of view were known as--

a)

Minutemen

b)

Loyalists

c)

Federalists

d)

Patriots

3.

Which speaker is in favor of ratifying the Constitution?

a)

Speaker 1

b)

Speaker 2

c)

Speaker 3

d)

Speaker 4

4.

Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the US Constitution?

a)

To strengthen the authority of the federal government

b)

To improve the organization of the judiciary

c)

To give each state an equal amount of power

d)

To protect individual freedoms from the federal government

5.

Which right best completes the diagram?

a)

the right to bear arms

b)

Freedom to speak without fear of punishment

c)

Protection from cruel and unusual punishment

d)

Freedom of the press to report on court proceedings

6.

Which sentence completes this diagram?

a)

People cannot be forced to be witnesses against themselves.

b)

Cruel and unusual punishment cannot be inflicted.

c)

Warrants cannot be issued unless probable cause is established.

d)

A defendant cannot be denied a speedy and public trial.

7.

Which amendment provides for the protections described in this list?

a)

First Amendment

b)

Fourth Amendment

c)

Fifth Amendment

d)

Tenth Amendment

8.

Which law would be considered unconstitutional on the basis of First Amendment guarantees?

a)

A ban on the publication of classified information by government employees

b)

A requirement that church employees pay income tax

c)

A requirement that churches get a permit before building a new chapel

d)

A prohibition on electing religious leaders government office

9.

This statement is most likely from a handbook designed to prepare citizens for --

a)

voting in elections

b)

jury duty

c)

paying income taxes

d)

military service

10.

Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution?

a)

"He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly."

b)

"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury..."

c)

"He has obstructed the ... Laws for establishing Judiciary powers."

d)

"For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us..."