8. How was the Constitution ratified by the people? In what way did they try to make it the actual will of the people?
9. When was our Bill of Rights passed?
10. What amendments have been added to the Constitution since 1791?
ADVANCED QUESTIONS
A. How did the makers of the Constitution guard against the abuses cited in the Declaration of Independence?
B. How were the defects in the Articles of Confederation guarded against and remedied?
C. What experience had the makers of the Constitution had which enabled them to prepare so successful a document?
D. Would you say that Gladstone's statement, “It is the greatest work ever struck off at any one time by the mind and purpose of man” was literally true?
E. How did the allusions to other countries made during the convention show the advantage of America's being a “melting pot”?
F. What people were allowed to vote at the time of the adoption of the Constitution?