Constitution Week spotlight

The Constitutional Convention began with two months of fierce debate over using the Virginia Plan as a model for the new governing document. With no agreement in sight, the Committee of Detail was tasked with drafting the Constitution. Headed by John Rutledge, the committee also included Edmund Randolph, Oliver Ellsworth, James Wilson and Nathaniel Gordon.

Once the draft was completed, the Committee of Style set to work polishing the document. This committee was headed by William Samuelson Johnson and included Alexander Hamilton, Gouverneur Morris, James Madison and Rufus King.

Do you know?

1) The Constitution currently has how many amendments?

a. 10

b. 27

c. 13

2) The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are collectively known as:

a. Ten for Men

b. The Declaration of Human Rights

c. The Bill of Rights

3) The Preamble to the Constitution asserts that “all men are created equal.”

True or False?

This Constitution Week Spotlight is provided by Lt. George Farragut Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. For more information about DAR, please visit the chapter’s website at ltgeorgefarragut.weebly.com.

Answers: 1. b. (27); 2. c. (The Bill of Rights); 3. False. (Those words appear in the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence)