Historical Persons
Who is entitled to be called the "Father of the Bill of Rights?"
James Madison
Which group favored a strong national government -- the Federalists or Anti-Federalists?
Federalists
What percentage of the states was necessary to ratify the Bill of Rights?
75% or 3/4ths of the states
True or False. The Bill of Rights includes the first 14 Amendments to the United States Constitution.
False - It constains 10
True or False. Alexander Hamilton, a Federalist, argued that a Bill of Rights could be dangerous.
True
Which favored passing the Constitution of 1787 -- the Federalists or Anti-Federalists?
Federalists
What was the date the Bill of Rights was ratified?
December 15, 1791
List three of the basic rights protected by the First Amendment.
Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Freedom for people to petition the government to correct wrongs/injustices
Freedom for people to get together peacefully (freedom of assembly)
Who proposed a Bill of Rights at the Philadelphia Convention?
George Mason
Identify these three men as Federalists or Anti-Federalists: Alexander Hamilton, George Mason and James Madison.
Hamilton – Federalist
Madison – Federalist
Mason – Antifederalists
True or false: the Bill of Rights was ratified at the same time as the Constitution
False: The Constitution was ratified first without a Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights wasn't drafted until the First Congress.
Describe a right protected by the Fifth Amendment.
Guarantees due process + protects against self-incrimination.
Who claimed that the phrase "We the People" already served as a Bill of Rights?
Alexander Hamilton
What strategy did the Federalists use to get ratification of the Constitution?
To promise to push for amendments to the Constitution to add a Bill of Rights after the Constitution was ratified.
Which was the last state to ratify the Bill of Rights so that the Bill of Rights became a part of the Constitution?
Virginia
Which amendment guarantees citizens that they will not be punished by mental or physical torture?
The Eighth Amendment protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the name for the three delegates (including George Mason) who refused to sign the Constitution on September 17, 1787—the final day of the Constitutional Convention.
The three dissenters
What did anti-federalists threaten to do in regards to the Constitution?
They threatened to not sign it unless they add a Bill of Rights
What year did Massachusetts, Georgia, and Connecticut ratify the Bill of Rights?
1939
According to the tenth amendment, who reserves the rights not granted to the federal government?
The states and the people.