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> Similarly, about 200 ideas were proposed by the various states to be included in it, and Madison selected 10 from those ideas. I don't know where you got thi
by betwixthewires 6y ago
> Similarly, about 200 ideas were proposed by the various states to be included in it, and Madison selected 10 from those ideas.
I don't know where you got this, but I wanted to let you know it is very much incorrect. The bill of rights was originally submitted to congress as 17 articles, passed by congress as 12 articles, 11 of which have been ratified by the states. 10 ratified in 1789 and one, the 27th amendment, in 1992.
As to whether 200 ideas were mulled over, I don't know, I'm sure a lot was discussed. There were a lot of sources for all of the ideas that went into the constitution, and British law at the time was probably the biggest influence.
- didibus 6y agoI got it from here: https://www.thoughtco.com/who-wrote-the-first-amendment-72118 https://www.thoughtco.com/who-wrote-the-first-amendment-7211... Where it says: > When in 1789, he outlined 12 amendments, it was after reviewing over 200 ideas proposed by different state conventions. Out of these, ultimately 10 were selected, edited, and finally accepted as the Bill of Rights.