1. Many Americans feared the U.S. Constitution as written created a national government that was too strong, and would become tyrannous and oppress the people. ( True or False) ___________________________________________________________
2. The American people decided that the best way to protect their rights was to add a bill of rights to the Constitution.
Question 2 options:
True
False
Question 3 (2 points)
The U.S. Constitution would have been ratified by all states the way it was originally written.

Question 3 options:
True
False
Question 4 (2 points)
The states gave Congress over 200 proposed amendments to be added to the Constitution to protect the rights of citizens.

Question 4 options:
True
False
Question 5 (2 points)
Thomas Jefferson condensed the 200+ proposed amendments and wrote them into what we know as the Bill of Rights.

Question 5 options:
True
False

1. Many Americans feared the U.S. Constitution as written created a national government that was too strong, and would become tyrannous and oppress the people.

True

2. The American people decided that the best way to protect their rights was to add a bill of rights to the Constitution.

False

3. The U.S. Constitution would have been ratified by all states the way it was originally written.

False

4. The states gave Congress over 200 proposed amendments to be added to the Constitution to protect the rights of citizens.

True

5. Thomas Jefferson condensed the 200+ proposed amendments and wrote them into what we know as the Bill of Rights.

False

The Constitution had to be ratified by at least nine out of the thirteen states before it could become binding, and not by all the states coming to a unanimous decision.