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Praxis II Government and Political Science

Category - Constitution & Rights

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What is one thing the Federalists promised to do soon after the Constitution was ratified in order to get people to support it?
  1. Have Senators serve in office for life terms.
  2. Have George Washington serve as the first President under the new Constitution.
  3. Create political parties to ensure that the people would have choices in their elections.
  4. Create a Bill of Rights.
  5. Separate the Congress into a House of Representatives and a Senate.
Explanation
Answer: D - A bill of rights is a list of areas where the government would protect the rights and liberties of the people. The proposed Constitution did not include a bill of rights, which made a lot of people really nervous. After James Madison promised on behalf of the Federalists to create a bill of rights as soon as the government was put in place, the Constitution was finally ratified. Madison kept his promise and proposed the first ten amendments to the Constitution, now known as the Bill of Rights, during the first session of Congress.
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