Question

How many bills of rights Amendments were originally proposed in the committee? How many discussed on the floor? How many did Congress propose?

Option 1: 12; 17; 10
Option 2: 10; 12; 17
Option 3: 17; 12; 10
Option 4: 10; 17; 12

Answer 1

James Madison initially proposed nineteen amendments, the Congress discussed and passed twelve, and ultimately, ten amendments were ratified to become the Bill of Rights.

Step-by-step explanation:

The original Bill of Rights Amendments were proposed by James Madison, who after reviewing various proposals, distilled them down to nineteen. However, only twelve were approved by the Congress with a two-thirds majority. These twelve proposals were then sent to the states for ratification.

Ultimately, ten of these proposed amendments were ratified by the states and became known as the Bill of Rights. To address the student's question specifically: Seventeen amendments were discussed on the floor. Twelve amendments were then proposed by Congress. Finally, ten amendments were ratified and became part of the U.S. Constitution. So, the correct sequence reflecting the initial proposals, congressional discussion, and final ratification is:

17; 12; 10

This corresponds to Option 3 from the student's question.