alleryStart learning →The Bill of Rights consists of:
AThe seven articles of the original Constitution
BThe first ten amendments to the Constitution
CAll twenty-seven amendments ratified to date
DThe list of grievances against the British king
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The first ten amendments to the Constitution
1. Madison drafted nineteen potential changes to the Constitution and submitted them to Congress.
2. Only twelve were approved by two-thirds of both chambers and sent to the states.
3. Of those, only ten were accepted by three-quarters of the state legislatures.
4. In 1791 these first ten amendments were added to the Constitution and became known as the Bill of Rights, intended to quiet Anti-Federalist fears about individual liberties.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 3e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 "The Constitution and Its Origins", §2.5 Constitutional Change_
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