2ndAmendmentthe rightto beararmsAlexanderHamiltonwrote in TheFederalist Papersthat a Bill ofRights was“unnecessaryand dangerous”Bill ofRightsthe first 10amendmentsto the U.S.ConstitutionNationalArchivesBuildingthe place wherethe originalfederal Bill ofRights documentis on permanentdisplay475the numberof words inthe Bill ofRights27thAmendmentoriginally proposedwith the Bill ofRights amendmentsin 1789, was notratified until 203years later, in 199214the number oforiginal official copiesof the Bill of Rights,one for the federalgovernment and onefor each of theoriginal 13 statesSupremeCourt ofthe UnitedStatesinterprets theConstitutionand decideshow the Bill ofRights appliesto real cases10thAmendmentpowers not givento the federalgovernment in theConstitution arereserved to thestates or thepeopleJamesMadisonthe authorof the Billof RightsNewJerseythe firststate toratify the Billof Rights12the number ofamendmentsapproved byCongress andsent to thestates in 17896thAmendmentright to a fair trial incriminal cases: rightsto a speedy andpublic trial, trial byjury, be informed ofcriminal charges,question witnesses,have a lawyer3rdAmendmentno quartering ofsoldiers in privatehomes, only Bill ofRights amendmentnever challengedin the SupremeCourt!1stAmendmentfreedom ofreligion, speech,the press,assembly, and topetition thegovernment 8thAmendmentno excessivefines or bailand no crueland unusualpunishmentDecember15President Franklin D.Roosevelt declaredthis date Bill of RightsDay to commemoratethe 150th anniversaryof the ratification ofthe Bill of RightsVirginiaJames Madison'shome state madethe Bill of Rightsofficial when itbecame the 9thstate to ratify4thAmendmentprotects fromunreasonablesearches andseizures5thAmendmentguarantees rights topeople accused ofcrimes: protects againstdouble jeopardy and self-incrimination andguarantees due process,grand jury screening ofcriminal indictmentsNewYorkCitythe city wherethe Bill ofRights werewritten inFederal Hall9thAmendmentlisting specificrights in theConstitution doesnot mean thatpeople do nothave other rights1791the yearthe Bill ofRights wasratified7thAmendmentright to a jurytrial in civilcases (disputesover money orproperty)2ndAmendmentthe rightto beararmsAlexanderHamiltonwrote in TheFederalist Papersthat a Bill ofRights was“unnecessaryand dangerous”Bill ofRightsthe first 10amendmentsto the U.S.ConstitutionNationalArchivesBuildingthe place wherethe originalfederal Bill ofRights documentis on permanentdisplay475the numberof words inthe Bill ofRights27thAmendmentoriginally proposedwith the Bill ofRights amendmentsin 1789, was notratified until 203years later, in 199214the number oforiginal official copiesof the Bill of Rights,one for the federalgovernment and onefor each of theoriginal 13 statesSupremeCourt ofthe UnitedStatesinterprets theConstitutionand decideshow the Bill ofRights appliesto real cases10thAmendmentpowers not givento the federalgovernment in theConstitution arereserved to thestates or thepeopleJamesMadisonthe authorof the Billof RightsNewJerseythe firststate toratify the Billof Rights12the number ofamendmentsapproved byCongress andsent to thestates in 17896thAmendmentright to a fair trial incriminal cases: rightsto a speedy andpublic trial, trial byjury, be informed ofcriminal charges,question witnesses,have a lawyer3rdAmendmentno quartering ofsoldiers in privatehomes, only Bill ofRights amendmentnever challengedin the SupremeCourt!1stAmendmentfreedom ofreligion, speech,the press,assembly, and topetition thegovernment 8thAmendmentno excessivefines or bailand no crueland unusualpunishmentDecember15President Franklin D.Roosevelt declaredthis date Bill of RightsDay to commemoratethe 150th anniversaryof the ratification ofthe Bill of RightsVirginiaJames Madison'shome state madethe Bill of Rightsofficial when itbecame the 9thstate to ratify4thAmendmentprotects fromunreasonablesearches andseizures5thAmendmentguarantees rights topeople accused ofcrimes: protects againstdouble jeopardy and self-incrimination andguarantees due process,grand jury screening ofcriminal indictmentsNewYorkCitythe city wherethe Bill ofRights werewritten inFederal Hall9thAmendmentlisting specificrights in theConstitution doesnot mean thatpeople do nothave other rights1791the yearthe Bill ofRights wasratified7thAmendmentright to a jurytrial in civilcases (disputesover money orproperty)

Bill of Rights BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. the right to bear arms
    2nd Amendment
  2. wrote in The Federalist Papers that a Bill of Rights was “unnecessary and dangerous”
    Alexander Hamilton
  3. the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
    Bill of Rights
  4. the place where the original federal Bill of Rights document is on permanent display
    National Archives Building
  5. the number of words in the Bill of Rights
    475
  6. originally proposed with the Bill of Rights amendments in 1789, was not ratified until 203 years later, in 1992
    27th Amendment
  7. the number of original official copies of the Bill of Rights, one for the federal government and one for each of the original 13 states
    14
  8. interprets the Constitution and decides how the Bill of Rights applies to real cases
    Supreme Court of the United States
  9. powers not given to the federal government in the Constitution are reserved to the states or the people
    10th Amendment
  10. the author of the Bill of Rights
    James Madison
  11. the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights
    New Jersey
  12. the number of amendments approved by Congress and sent to the states in 1789
    12
  13. right to a fair trial in criminal cases: rights to a speedy and public trial, trial by jury, be informed of criminal charges, question witnesses, have a lawyer
    6th Amendment
  14. no quartering of soldiers in private homes, only Bill of Rights amendment never challenged in the Supreme Court!
    3rd Amendment
  15. freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and to petition the government
    1st Amendment
  16. no excessive fines or bail and no cruel and unusual punishment
    8th Amendment
  17. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared this date Bill of Rights Day to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights
    December 15
  18. James Madison's home state made the Bill of Rights official when it became the 9th state to ratify
    Virginia
  19. protects from unreasonable searches and seizures
    4th Amendment
  20. guarantees rights to people accused of crimes: protects against double jeopardy and self-incrimination and guarantees due process, grand jury screening of criminal indictments
    5th Amendment
  21. the city where the Bill of Rights were written in Federal Hall
    New York City
  22. listing specific rights in the Constitution does not mean that people do not have other rights
    9th Amendment
  23. the year the Bill of Rights was ratified
    1791
  24. right to a jury trial in civil cases (disputes over money or property)
    7th Amendment