how many rights did madison first propose
The states ratified the last 10 of the 12 amendments. They became the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, and are now referred to as the Bill of Rights. Not enough states (10 were needed at the time) ratified the first two of Madison's original 12, however, and they did not become law. The first of these would have established how members of the House of Representatives would be apportioned to the states.