Bill of Rights

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Social Studies

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10th - 12th Grade

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Easy

Jennifer Forshey

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11 Slides • 17 Questions

Why wasn’t the Bill of Rights originally in the US | TED-Ed

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Multiple Choice

Massachusetts and several other states would only approve of the Constitution if they could:

Directly elect the POTUS

Have more power in the Senate

Propose amendments for consideration

Nominate delegates to the next convention

Multiple Choice

The first ten amendments were added to the Constitution in:

1776

1787

1791

1801

Open Ended

Do you agree or disagree with Hamilton and Madison’s initial logic that the Bill of Rights was essentially unnecessary? Explain.

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Multiple Choice

What kind of government did the Framers create in the Constitution?

Representative Democracy

Parliament

True Democracy

Socialist Democracy,

Multiple Choice

Which was NOT a reason for establishing a Representative Democracy?

Framers feared mob rule

Framers feared easily manipulated voters

Framers feared a loss of individual freedoms

Framers feared a stable government

Multiple Choice

Which explanation best describes a REPUBLICAN form of government?

One lacking anyone from the Democratic party

Citizens govern the state through elected representatives,

A King presides over a country

Citizens govern directly through majority votes

Multiple Choice

In the system the Framers created, voting as considered

RIGHT

PRIVILEGE

Multiple Choice

Which members of Congress were directly elected by the voters?

SENATORS

REPRESENTATIVES

Open Ended

There are FIVE liberties mentioned in the first amendment,

how many can you name?

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Open Ended

There are two clauses related to “freedom of religion” - one is often called the Establishment Clause and the other is known as the Free Exercise clause.

Choose one and explain what you think it means:

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