MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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George Washington
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James Madison
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Chalupa Batman
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Thomas Jefferson
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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. Option 2 is correct, i.e. James Madison. James Madison is known as the Father of the Constitution because of his pivotal role in the document’s drafting as well as its ratification. Madison also drafted the first 10 amendments-the Bill f Rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -James Madison, America’s fourth President (1809-1817), made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers, along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In later years, he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.”
Detailed explanation-3: -James Madison (1751–1836), the chief author of the Bill of Rights and thus of the First Amendment, was the foremost champion of religious liberty, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press in the Founding Era.
Detailed explanation-4: -George Mason: Father of the Bill of Rights Ms. Heymsfeld and Lewis discuss how Mason’s refusal to sign the Constitution on the grounds that it contained no bill of rights helped lead to the adoption of the first ten amendments.