6.1 Quiz

All the amendments included in the Constitution today were

proposed by...

• Congress

• a national convention

• state legislatures

• the President

The amendment process often takes a long time because...

• it must win broad support

• the President must approve

• all of Congress must approve

• there are now more states

James Madison urged Congress to prepare a bill of rights quickly to...

• weaken national government

• ratify the Constitution

• earn the people’s trust

• all of the above

The Bill of Rights drew on all of the following, except the...

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Epic of Gilgamesh

• English Bill of Rights

• state constitutions

Madison wanted the Bill of Rights in the articles of the Constitution to...

• make rights less important

• change the original Constitution

• relate rights to government limits

• do none of the above

Which group demanded the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?

• members of House and Senate

• Framers of the Constitution

• writers of The Federalist

• people wary (afraid) of the government

The formal amendment process can begin

• in Congress

• in the President’s office

• in the Supreme Court

• in a citizen’s petition