Trivia: What term refers to the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
Articles of Confederation
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
The correct answer is Bill of Rights
So why is this answer correct? : The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights, designed to guarantee civil rights and liberties to individual citizens. Some people opposed the addition of these amendments, though, claiming the Bill of Rights was not necessary because those rights were implied by the original Constitution. The House of Representatives initially approved 17 amendments, and the Senate consolidated and narrowed the number of amendments to 12. In 1791, three-fourths of U.S. states ratified 10 of those 12 — proposals for apportionment of congressional seats and pay to members of Congress were rejected.