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Constitution and Compromise

Question 15 • EA Academy Civics 9

During the first Congress, who proposed the 10 constitutional amendments that became the Bill of Rights?

Answer
A
George Mason
B
James Madison
C
William Paterson
D
Alexander Hamilton

Explanation

James Madison proposed amendments to the Constitution during the first Congress. Congress approved ten of them, and they became known as the Bill of Rights. George Mason had earlier called for a bill of rights, but Madison introduced the amendments in Congress.

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