The Bill of Rights Review Activities: 4 Civics & American History Review Puzzles!

This The Bill of Rights Review Activities Kit for Civics & American Historycontains four test-prep and vocabulary review puzzles on the Bill of Rights, the first 10 Amendments to the United States Constitution! 

These Bill of Rights worksheets include a multiple choice maze escape, perfect for reviewing key concepts, as well as a vocabulary crossword, word search, and word scramble! Big idea topics like due process, Reserved Powers, individual rights, Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists and, of course, all of our Bill of Rights freedoms and protections are reinforced throughout these puzzles! You can use these print-and-go, no-prep review worksheets as extra enrichment for early finishers, emergency sub plans, to review for your Bill of Rights unit exam, or to review for your state’s Civics EOC exam! Perfect for middle or high school American History, Civics, or American Government students. 

Aligned to the following Florida State Standards for Middle School Civics (and easily applicable to other states, as well!):

• SS.7.CG.2.3: Identify and apply the rights contained in the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the U.S. Constitution. 
• SS.7.CG.2.4: Explain how the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights safeguard individual rights.

This Bill of Rights Review Activities: 4 Civics & American History Review Puzzles resource includes:

✯ A Bill of Rights Maze Escape. Students navigate the maze of multiple-choice review questions by drawing a straight line through each correct answer. By the time they reach the finish, their line should pass through every box! Questions include vocab and key concepts related to the Bill of Rights.

Sample questions in the Maze Escape:

• This type of punishment is prohibited, thanks to the Eighth Amendment. (Cruel & Unusual)
• This group wanted the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution. (The Anti-Federalists)
• Under the Sixth Amendment, we have a right to this kind of trial. (Speedy & Public)

✯ A Bill of Rights Vocabulary Crossword with key words related to the Constitution’s first ten Amendments:

Vocabulary includes: due process, individual rights, probable cause, double jeopardy, Anti-Federalists

✯ A Bill of Rights Vocabulary Word Search with a word bank full of vocabulary terms related to freedoms and protections in the Bill of Rights! 

Vocabulary includes: Bear Arms, Quarter Soldiers, Search and Seizure, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination

✯ A Bill of Rights Vocabulary Word Scramble. Students unscramble ten vocabulary terms related to the Bill of Rights in order to crack the code and answer the question: What does the Bill of Rights protect?

Vocabulary includes: Speech, Petition, Assembly, Religion, Religion, Reserved Powers, Public Trials, Due Process, and more! 

This resource is presented as a non-editable, printable PDF. It includes an answer key. A digital version is also available through TPT Easel! Easel Activities can be assigned directly to your Google Classroom, or you can generate a link to share with students via email or your LMS!

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