The Fifth Constitution of the Bahamas was introduced in which year?

• A. 1670
• B. 1969
• C. 1973
• D. 1964

Answer: (B)

Understanding how constitutional changes map the Bahamas’ move from empire to independent nation helps you see why 1969 fits as the year of the Fifth Constitution. The 1964 constitution gave the Bahamas internal self-government, with a Prime Minister and a Governor-General representing the Crown. The Fifth Constitution, introduced in 1969, was the reform that prepared the country for full sovereignty, setting the stage for independence which arrived in 1973. The other years don’t align with the constitutional sequence: 1670 is far outside Bahamas self-government history, 1964 is the earlier step of internal self-government, and 1973 is the year of independence, not the fifth constitution.