The Bill of Rights

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At the end of the Constitutional Convention, why did George Washington decide to support the new Constitution's ratification?

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He argued that necessary changes could be made later as needed.

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Need to Know: The U.S. Constitution is...

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The Supreme Law of the Land

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Which option is the ONLY one to describe the Federalists?

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Believed in elitism, and that only the wealthy and educated should participate in government

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Which option is the ONLY one to describe the Anti-Federalists? Wanted a strong National Government that was not too close to the people, Wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution to protect individual liberties, Believed in elitism, and that only the wealthy and educated should participate in government, This group did not trust people who were not from their own social class

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Wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution to protect individual liberties

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Who was the PRIMARY AUTHOR of the Bill of Rights? He was originally a supporter of the Federalists!

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James Madison

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The Bill of Rights is the first __ Amendments, or changes, to the U.S. Constitution.

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10

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To Amend is to...

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Change

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Which option is NOT a requirement described in the Preamble to the Bill of Rights for how an Amendment shall be ratified and added to the U.S. Constitution? Options: 2/3 of the House of Representatives must agree to the proposed Amendment, 2/3 of the Senate must agree to the proposed Amendment, 3/4 of the States must agree to the proposed Amendment, All of the States must agree to the proposed Amendment

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All of the States must agree to the proposed Amendment