The Bahamas Constitution

What is a constitution?

• another name for the Bible

• the supreme law of a country

• rules

• a log of changes in a country

True or False: According to the Preamble, citizens of The Bahamas can return to slavery.

• True

• False

Which of the following framers of the constitution are still alive today?

• Sir Lynden Pindling

• Sir Orville Turnquest

• Sir Henry Bowen

• Sir Arthur Foulkes

• Hon. A. D. Hanna

Place the constitutional change in its correct year.

"The Executive Council was replaced by a Cabinet."

• 1964

• 1965

• 1969

• 1973

In which year were the Green & White Papers presented to Parliament?

• 1964

• 1969

• 1972

• 1973

Place the constitutional change in its correct year.

"The name Premier was changed to Prime Minister."

• 1964

• 1969

• 1972

• 1973

Place the constitutional change in its correct year.

"The islands were to be known as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas Islands."

• 1964

• 1965

• 1969

• 1972

Discuss any three (3) changes that were made to the Constitution in 1973.