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WorksheetsRatification and Bill of Rights
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which chart correctly identifies reasons for and against ratification of the proposed US Constitution?
Those who agreed with this point of view were known as--
Minutemen
Loyalists
Federalists
Patriots
Which speaker is in favor of ratifying the Constitution?
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the US Constitution?
To strengthen the authority of the federal government
To improve the organization of the judiciary
To give each state an equal amount of power
To protect individual freedoms from the federal government
Which right best completes the diagram?
the right to bear arms
Freedom to speak without fear of punishment
Protection from cruel and unusual punishment
Freedom of the press to report on court proceedings
Which sentence completes this diagram?
People cannot be forced to be witnesses against themselves.
Cruel and unusual punishment cannot be inflicted.
Warrants cannot be issued unless probable cause is established.
A defendant cannot be denied a speedy and public trial.
Which amendment provides for the protections described in this list?
First Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Tenth Amendment
Which law would be considered unconstitutional on the basis of First Amendment guarantees?
A ban on the publication of classified information by government employees
A requirement that church employees pay income tax
A requirement that churches get a permit before building a new chapel
A prohibition on electing religious leaders government office
This statement is most likely from a handbook designed to prepare citizens for --
voting in elections
jury duty
paying income taxes
military service
Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution?
"He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly."
"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury..."
"He has obstructed the ... Laws for establishing Judiciary powers."
"For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us..."
