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5th Grade Constitution and Bill of Rights worksheets

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Constitution and Bill of Rights

Grade 5 Social Studies Worksheet

NameDate

Read each fact. Circle whether it is about the Constitution or the Bill of Rights.

1.
Protects freedom of speech.
- Constitution
- Bill of Rights
2.
Gives people the right to a lawyer.
- Constitution
- Bill of Rights
3.
Sets a four-year term for the president.
- Constitution
- Bill of Rights
4.
Was written at a convention in Philadelphia in 1787.
- Constitution
- Bill of Rights
5.
Says the President is commander in chief of the army and navy.
- Constitution
- Bill of Rights
6.
Says the President carries out the laws.
- Constitution
- Bill of Rights
7.
Protects people from unreasonable searches of their homes.
- Constitution
- Bill of Rights
8.
Is the highest law of the United States.
- Constitution
- Bill of Rights
9.
Says people do not have to speak against themselves in court.
- Constitution
- Bill of Rights
10.
Protects the right to ask the government to fix a problem.
- Constitution
- Bill of Rights

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About this worksheet

The Constitution is the plan for the United States government: it sets up the three branches and says how they work. The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments added to it in 1791, and it protects the freedoms of individual people, such as speech, religion and a fair trial.

On this fifth grade sheet a child reads ten facts and circles whether each is about the Constitution or the Bill of Rights. Each version has different facts, and the answer key gives every answer.

What your child will learn

Know what the Constitution does
Know what the Bill of Rights protects
Name the freedoms in the first ten amendments
Tell how the government is organized from what protects people

C3 Framework standard: D2.Civ.3.3-5

Worked example

Protecting freedom of speech is in the First Amendment, so it belongs to the Bill of Rights. Setting up Congress is in the Constitution.

Common mistake

Thinking the Bill of Rights is a separate document from the Constitution, when it is the first ten amendments to it.

Helpful hint

How the government is built and works: the Constitution. A freedom or protection for people: the Bill of Rights.

Next skill: Citizenship and Participation

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with constitution and bill of rights?

Thinking the Bill of Rights is a separate document from the Constitution, when it is the first ten amendments to it.

How can I help my child with constitution and bill of rights?

How the government is built and works: the Constitution. A freedom or protection for people: the Bill of Rights.

Are these 5th grade social studies worksheets free to print?

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