MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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ten
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twelve
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fifteen
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twenty
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Detailed explanation-1: -The document on permanent display in the Rotunda is the enrolled original Joint Resolution passed by Congress on September 25, 1789, proposing 12-not 10-amendments to the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans’ rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual-like freedom of speech, press, and religion.
Detailed explanation-3: -James Madison introduced 12 amendments to the First Congress in 1789. Ten of these would go on to become what we now consider to be the Bill of Rights. One was never passed, while another dealing with Congressional salaries was not ratified until 1992, when it became the 27th Amendment.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first 10 amendments were adopted a month after the Constitution was approved. False.
Detailed explanation-5: -After much debate and revision, the First Congress agreed on 12 amendments. By 1791 the states had ratified 10 of those amendments, which became known as the Bill of Rights. Unlike recent amendments, with set time limits for ratification, the first 12 amendments were open ended.