6-1+Questions

|| ** Answers  ** || A. Congress proposed a final version of the Bill of Rights to the states. B. James Madison spoke to the House of Representatives about the importance of a bill of rights. C. The ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights were ratified by the states and became part of the Constitution. D. Congress began preparing a Bill of Rights. || D. A. C. ** || || **Four ways an amendment can be proposed and ratified are if Congress propoeses a 2/3 vote in both houses and then either is ratified by the state legislatures of 3/4 (38) of the states. Or if it is ratified by conventions held in 3/4 (38) of the states. Or a national convention called by Congress requests an amendment by 2/3 (34) of the state legislatures. Then it can either be ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures or it can be ratified by conventions in 3/4 of the states.** || || ** The amendment process reflects the idea of democracy because it goes through all the stages in government from state to national and the people have a say. ** || || ** James Madison proposed a Bill of Rights because it would earn the people's trust and lay a solid foundation for the new republic. ** || || ** The Bill of Rights was proposed by Congress and then it was ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures. ** ||
 * ** 6-1 Questions **
 * 1. Put these events in order:
 * B.
 * 2. Describe each of the four ways an amendment can be proposed and ratified.
 * 3. How does the amendment process reflect the idea of democracy?
 * 4. Why did James Madison propose a bill of rights?
 * 5. Which proposal method was used to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
 * 6. Why did they decide to place the Bill of Rights at the end instead of throughout the Constitution? ||