Bill Of Rights
This amendment gives you the freedom to speak your mind, practice your faith, and even write what you want.
What is the First Amendment?
Known as the “Father of the Constitution,” this Virginian took detailed notes during the Constitutional Convention.
Who is James Madison?
This opening phrase of the Constitution shows that government power comes from ordinary citizens—not kings or rulers.
What is “We the People”?
If the police want to search your backpack, house, or phone, this amendment says they usually need a warrant first.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
At 81 years old, this famous inventor and statesman was the oldest person to sign the Constitution.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
“We the People” expresses this big idea: that citizens agree to create and follow a government together.
What is the consent of the governed?
This amendment protects you from having to say something in court that could get you in trouble—often called “pleading the Fifth.”
What is the Fifth Amendment?
This future first president of the United States led the Constitutional Convention but said very little during the debates.
Who is George Washington?
By using “We the People,” the Constitution made it clear that leaders must do this—serve the people, not themselves.
What is represent the people?
This amendment says you have the right to a speedy trial and a lawyer if you’re accused of a crime.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
This signer from New York also helped write the Federalist Papers and later became the first Secretary of the Treasury.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
“We the People” means the Constitution was written to protect the rights of this group—not only the wealthy or powerful.
Who are all citizens?
This amendment protects people from cruel or unusual punishments—no extreme or unfair treatment allowed.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
This delegate from Connecticut suggested the “Great Compromise,” which created our two-part Congress.
Who is Roger Sherman?
The phrase “We the People” helps remind us that Americans share this responsibility in a democracy—no one gets to sit it out.
What is participating in government?