Which document is known as the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

• A. The Preamble
• B. The Bill of Rights
• C. The Articles of Confederation
• D. The Federalist Papers

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is to know what the ten amendments together are called. Those first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights. They were added to protect individual liberties and to limit the power of the federal government. For example, they cover freedoms like speech, religion, and assembly, as well as rights in criminal procedure and due process. The Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791 as a package to reassure people concerned about strong centralized power. This isn’t the Preamble, which is only the introduction outlining purposes; it isn’t the Articles of Confederation, which was the earlier governing framework that the Constitution replaced; and it isn’t The Federalist Papers, which were essays arguing for ratification.