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    Social Studies Worksheet Bill of Rights Day

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    The document discusses the origins of rights for citizens and how the concept has evolved over time. It notes that the ancient Greeks first introduced the concept of citizens having rights over 2,500 years ago, giving free Greek men rights like access to courts and voting. It then explains that the American founders like James Madison drew upon these older concepts of rights as well as documents like the English Bill of Rights when crafting the US Bill of Rights, which guarantees certain rights and limits the power of the government. The document concludes by stating that Bill of Rights Day in the US is observed annually on December 15th, marking the anniversary of when the first ten amendments to the Constitution were adopted.

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    Social Studies Worksheet Bill of Rights Day

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    The document discusses the origins of rights for citizens and how the concept has evolved over time. It notes that the ancient Greeks first introduced the concept of citizens having rights over 2,500 years ago, giving free Greek men rights like access to courts and voting. It then explains that the American founders like James Madison drew upon these older concepts of rights as well as documents like the English Bill of Rights when crafting the US Bill of Rights, which guarantees certain rights and limits the power of the government. The document concludes by stating that Bill of Rights Day in the US is observed annually on December 15th, marking the anniversary of when the first ten amendments to the Constitution were adopted.

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    The document discusses the origins of rights for citizens and how the concept has evolved over time. It notes that the ancient Greeks first introduced the concept of citizens having rights over 2,500 years ago, giving free Greek men rights like access to courts and voting. It then explains that the American founders like James Madison drew upon these older concepts of rights as well as documents like the English Bill of Rights when crafting the US Bill of Rights, which guarantees certain rights and limits the power of the government. The document concludes by stating that Bill of Rights Day in the US is observed annually on December 15th, marking the anniversary of when the first ten amendments to the Constitution were adopted.

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    Social Studies Worksheet Bill of Rights Day

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    The document discusses the origins of rights for citizens and how the concept has evolved over time. It notes that the ancient Greeks first introduced the concept of citizens having rights over 2,500 years ago, giving free Greek men rights like access to courts and voting. It then explains that the American founders like James Madison drew upon these older concepts of rights as well as documents like the English Bill of Rights when crafting the US Bill of Rights, which guarantees certain rights and limits the power of the government. The document concludes by stating that Bill of Rights Day in the US is observed annually on December 15th, marking the anniversary of when the first ten amendments to the Constitution were adopted.

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    Name Bill of Rights Day

    Thank You, Ancient Greece!


    The United States was not the first country to give rights to its citizens.
    Read the passage. Then use the words from the word bank to complete
    each sentence.

    Many people know that the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution gives
    rights to the people. It also controls the power of the government. But did you
    know that the concept of people’s rights goes back to the
    ancient Greeks? More than 2,500 years ago, the rulers
    of Greece wanted to make sure that no one person or
    group became too powerful. They began to give rights to
    the people. Free Greek men were allowed the right to
    bring cases to court and even had the right to vote.
    America’s forefathers took notes from older
    documents in use around the world. James Madison
    used ideas from the English Bill of Rights as well as the
    Virginia Declaration of Rights.
    In America, Bill of Rights Day is observed on
    December 15. This is the anniversary of the day the
    first ten amendments were added to the Constitution.

    1 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ observes Bill of Rights Day on December 15.


    2 The __ __ __ __ __ __ of ancient Greece did not want
    __ __ __ __ __ __ to become too powerful. Word Bank
    America
    3 America’s __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ who wrote the Bill
    ancient
    of Rights used ideas from __ __ __ __ __ __ the world. anyone
    4 James Madison used the Virginia Declaration of __ __ __ __ __ __ around
    as a reference. concept
    control
    5 The __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Greeks introduced the
    English
    __ __ __ __ __ __ __ of people’s inalienable rights. forefathers
    6 The Bill of Rights gives power to the __ __ __ __ __ __ . Madison
    7 The Bill of Rights is meant to __ __ __ __ __ __ __ the power of people
    Rights
    the government.
    rulers
    8 James __ __ __ __ __ __ __ also used the
    __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Bill of Rights as inspiration.

    Write each circled letter from above in order on the lines below to reveal a special message.
    __ __ __ __ __ __ d __ __
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    Answer Key

    1. America
    2. rulers, anyone
    3. forefathers, around
    4. Rights
    5. ancient, concept
    6. people
    7. control
    8. Madison, English

    my freedom

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