Which year marks the Fourth Constitution of the Bahamas?

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

Answer: (B)

This question checks your knowledge of the Bahamas’ constitutional history and the order in which its major constitutional changes were adopted. The Fourth Constitution refers to the formal framework established in 1964 that introduced internal self-government, with a Premier as the head of government and a Governor-General representing the Crown, while the legislature continued as the House of Assembly and Senate. This set the stage for eventual independence, which occurred in 1973 under a different constitutional arrangement. So 1964 is the year of the Fourth Constitution. The other dates don’t fit: 1969 is the year when elections were held under that framework, 1973 marks independence, and 1670 is far outside the colonial-era timeline.