Name: ______________________

Date: __________________________

Bill of Rights Amendments Fill in the Blanks Worksheet

Fill in the blanks using the word bank below.

Amendment 1
Congress should not say that the nation has only one ____________, or tell
people they cannot practice a religion of their own choice; it should not tell
people what to say or what to write in the ____________; it should not tell
people they can get together to protest peacefully, and to write to the
government to complain about a ____________ that has been made.
Amendment 2
The right for the government to organize an ____________, and for individual
citizens to own and use ____________, should not be taken away.
Amendment 3
No soldier, when there is peace, should ____________ in a house without the
owner saying its okay. If there is a war, then the soldier needs to follow the
law about living in other peoples houses.
Amendment 4
Search ____________ (specific permission) shall be necessary for any search of
a persons house or belongings. Officials must present good ____________ as
to why the warrant should be given.
Amendment 5
The rights of a person accused of a crime must include an official statement
about the crime, and a person may not be tried ____________ for the same
specific criminal incident. All of the steps of the must be followed in order to
punish a person or take away their property.

Amendment 6
A person accused of a crime has the rights to a fair ____________ by a
____________, to question witnesses for or against him or her, and to be
provided a lawyer if he or she cannot afford one.
Amendment 7
In civil suits (not criminal) that involve property more than ____________
dollars, a jury trial may be requested.
Amendment 8
____________ should never be set too high, and punishments should never be
cruel and ____________.
Amendment 9
Any right not listed in the Bill of Rights is not necessarily ____________ to the
people.
Amendment 10
Any power not given to the __________________________ or to the individual
____________ is reserved for the people.

Word Bank
Use the following words to fill in the blanks in the above statements.
Religion
Twice
Army

Warrants
Trial
United
States

Unusual
Decision
Live

Twenty
Denied
Bail

States
Press
Evidence

Guns
Jury

Name: ______________________

Date: __________________________

Bill of Rights Amendments Fill in the Blanks Worksheet

Fill in the blanks using the word bank below.

Amendment 1
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of ____________, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
____________, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of ____________.
Amendment 2
A well regulated ____________, being necessary to the security of a free state,
the right of the people to keep and bear ____________, shall not be infringed.
Amendment 3
No soldier shall, in time of peace be ____________ in any house, without the
consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by
law.
Amendment 4
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and
effects, against unreasonable ____________ and seizures, shall not be violated,
and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the
persons or things to be ____________.
Amendment 5
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime,
unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases
arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in
time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same
offense to be ____________ put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be
compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be
deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall
private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Amendment 6
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and

public ____________, by an impartial ____________ of the state and district

wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been
previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of
the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have
compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the
assistance of counsel for his defense.
Amendment 7
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed
____________ dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact
tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United
States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Amendment 8
Excessive ____________ shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor
cruel and ____________ punishments inflicted.
Amendment 9
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed
to ____________ or disparage others retained by the people.
Amendment 10
The powers not delegated to the ____________________________ by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the
______________ respectively, or to the people.

Word Bank
Use the following words to fill in the blanks in the above statements.
Religion
Twice
Militia

Search
Trial
United
States

Unusual
Grievances
Quartered

Twenty
Deny
Bail

States
Speech
Seized

Arms
Jury