Shortly after the end of the Constitutional Convention, a national debate began about whether or not to ratify the Constitution. Newspapers nationwide published essays both for and against ratification Those who supported ratification of the Constitution …

On September 17, 1787, the Constitution of the United States was finally accepted by the delegates. It did not contain any sort of Bill of Rights, even though that question had been heavily debated. Of the 42 delegates still present at the convention when …

Citizenship Can you answer the following questions correctly? • What are the first three words of the Constitution? • What is an amendment? • What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? • What is one right or freedom from the First …

Under Article V of the Constitution, there are two ways to propose amendments to the Constitution and two ways to be ratified by the states. To propose amendments, two-thirds of both houses of Congress can vote to propose an amendment, or two-thirds of …

The Constitutional Convention met at the State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, also known as Independence Hall. There were 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention; however, only 39 signed the document. Twelve of the thirteen states were …