1.Why did North Carolina and Rhode Island not ratify the Constitution at first?
They wanted a Bill of Rights to be added.
They wanted to take away power from state governments.
They thought it made the federal government too weak.
They wanted to send it to the King of England.
2.why does the author describe the fears that critics in North Carolina and Rhode Island had about the Constitution?
to show that many people were opposed to the Bill of Rights
to describe the arguments that they had against the Bill of Rights
to explain why they wanted the Bill of Rights added
to show that some states did not want to be part of the union
3.The author says that critics wanted people’s rights “spelled out” to mean
they wanted the founding fathers to explain them.
they demanded some rights to be taken out of the Constitution.
they asked Madison to use simple words in his writing.
they wanted those rights to be made official.
4.Read the following sentences: “The ‘founding fathers,’ who created the Constitution, knew the document would have to be flexible in order to survive over time. They knew they would have to allow amendments.”
The word flexible means
able to be understood easily
rigid and resistant to change from outside
fast and strong
able to bend or change without breaking
5.The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.
______ two states refused to ratify the Constitution, the Bill of Rights was added.
first? They wanted a Bill of Rights to be added. They wanted to take away power from state governments. They thought it made the federal government too weak.
