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Describing the first ten amendments to the Constitution in plain words
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Bill of Rights Worksheets
The first ten amendments in plain, accurate language, the First and Fourth Amendments as primary sources, which amendment protects what, and later amendments that expanded rights.
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The ten amendments
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View all 2 pagesBill of rights matching Worksheet: amendments 1 to 5
Matching the first five amendments to their meanings
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View all 2 pagesBill of rights cut and Paste: amendments 1 to 5
Matching the first five amendments to their meanings
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View all 2 pagesBill of rights matching Worksheet: amendments 6 to 10
Matching amendments six to ten to their meanings
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Rights in action and primary sources
View all 2 pagesBill of rights scenarios Worksheet: which Amendment?
Applying the Bill of Rights to everyday situations
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View all 2 pagesFirst amendment five freedoms worksheet
Identifying the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment
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View all 2 pagesFirst amendment primary source worksheet
Analyzing the text of the First Amendment
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View all 2 pagesFourth amendment primary source worksheet
Analyzing the text of the Fourth Amendment
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History and review
View all 2 pagesWhy was the bill of rights Added? reading passage
Explaining why the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution
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View largerAmendments that expanded rights timeline
Describing amendments that expanded rights after the Bill of Rights
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View all 2 pagesBill of rights vocabulary worksheet
Using vocabulary about the Bill of Rights
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View all 2 pagesBill of rights quiz for 5th grade
Reviewing the Bill of Rights
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About these bill of rights worksheets
The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution, added in 1791 to protect people's rights from the government. It includes freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly and petition, protection from unreasonable searches, and the right to a fair trial.
These Bill of Rights worksheets include a poster of all ten amendments in plain words, matching pages for amendments 1 to 5 (with a cut and paste version) and 6 to 10, real-life scenarios, the five freedoms of the First Amendment, primary-source pages on the First and Fourth Amendments, a reading on why the Bill of Rights was added, a timeline of later amendments that expanded rights, vocabulary and a quiz.
Every page is black and white, prints on US Letter or A4, and every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2.
Standards
C3 D2.Civ.3.3-5Examine the origins and purposes of rules, laws, and key U.S. constitutional provisions.C3 D2.Civ.12.3-5Explain how rules and laws change society and how people change rules and laws.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.4Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.C3 D2.His.10.3-5Compare information provided by different historical sources about the past.
How to use them
- Display the poster, then do the matching pages over two days.
- Use the scenarios page as a discussion starter.
- Read the First Amendment primary source aloud and find the five freedoms together.
- Finish with the later amendments timeline and the quiz.
Teaching tips
- Each amendment is described accurately and without opinion.
- Quotations keep their original wording and are kept short.
- Later amendments ended slavery and extended voting to Black men, women and 18-year-olds.
Questions teachers and parents ask
What are the 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights in simple words?
1: freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition. 2: the right to keep and bear arms. 3: no housing soldiers in peacetime. 4: no unreasonable searches. 5: rights of the accused. 6: a speedy, public jury trial. 7: jury trials in many money cases. 8: no cruel and unusual punishment. 9: people keep rights not listed. 10: other powers belong to the states or the people.
When was the Bill of Rights ratified?
December 15, 1791. James Madison wrote the amendments in 1789.
Why was the Bill of Rights added?
Many Americans worried the new, stronger government might take away their rights, so several states approved the Constitution only on the promise that a bill of rights would be added.