Which document served as The Bahamas' first constitution?

• A. The Articles and Orders
• B. The Bahamas Magna Carta
• C. The Charter of Bahamas
• D. The Fundamental Law

Answer: (A)

The first constitution for The Bahamas was established through The Articles and Orders for the Bahama Islands. This document, issued by the British crown in the early 18th century, laid out the colony’s basic governing framework: it defined who held authority (the governor, a council, and a legislative body), how laws would be made and applied, and how the judiciary would operate. In practice, it served as the constitutional rulebook for running the colony, making it the earliest formal constitutional document The Bahamas had. The other options refer to different terms or periods and do not represent the initial constitutional framework of the Bahamas.