How did James Madison select the amendments that would become the ...

[Charlie]

Question 1

Edmund Gents actions led to __________.
 
  A) war between settlers and Native Americans
  B) a peace treaty between the United States and France
  C) the deterioration of relations between France and the United States
  D) calls for Mexican independence

Question 2

The Democratic-Republicans were supporters of __________.
 
  A) Britain in international conflicts
  B) the British model of democracy
  C) a strong federal government
  D) the rights of states

Question 3

The original United States Naturalization Law of 1790 limited naturalization to __________.
 
  A) free white persons
  B) northern Europeans
  C) people of British ancestry
  D) freeborn men

Question 4

How did James Madison select the amendments that would become the Bill of Rights?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer 1

Answer: C

Answer 2

Answer: D

Answer 3

Answer: A

Answer 4

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  In compiling a list of proposed amendments, Madison drew from scores of proposals put forward by the state ratifying conventions.
  


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  He selected those, mostly dealing with individual rights, that could pass a Federalist- dominated Congress and would not dilute any of the proposed new governments powers.
  


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  Madison pushed twelve of the less controversial statements through the Congress as constitutional amendments.
  


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  Ten of these amendments were ratified. These amendments are known as the Bill of Rights.
  


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  By securing the freedoms covered under the Bill of Rights, Madison engineered a final set of compromises that ensured the acceptance and longevity of the Constitution.
  

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