The anti-Federalists insisted on including a Bill of Rights because they believed the Constitution, without it, did not go far enough in protecting individual rights. The Federalists agreed to this comprise, and a Bill of Rights was added.
The colonists had just fought a war to get rid of King George III, a tyrant.
The anti-federalists were concerned with preventing another tyrant.
The Bill of Rights addressed the problems which the colonists suffered
under King George III. The less the power of the federal government,
the less the potential for abuse.
The Anti-Federalists wanted extra insurance that the new central government could not deny basic freedoms that the states had already given to themselves. This is because they wanted the people of America's rights and liberties to be protected. Most political scientists believe that it was wise to make it clear in the US Constitution what specific rights individuals had.
they felt that they needed one to prevent the adoption of the constitution, they thought it would also protect the citizens from a strong central government.
To guarantee the rights of individuals.
Bill of Rights
It was added as a compromise between those that supported ratification of the Constitution, called Federalists, and those that were opposed to ratification, called Anti-federalists. Anti-federalists agreed to support ratification of the Constitution if the Bill of Rights was added later, which is why the Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
The founding fathers didn't really insist on a bill of rights, the antifederalists did. Federalists were people who wanted a strong government, but antifederalists were afraid that if there was a very strong government, the states would be too weak, and that people would lose rights if the government was too powerful. So when the federalists wanted to approve the Constitution, antifederalists said they wouldn't, until the federalists put in a Bill of Rights. So the federalists added the bill of rights, so that the anti-feds would ratify the constitution.
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights
the bill of rights
A Bill of Rights for US citizens. The Federalists argued that the Constitution did not contain language that took away any rights; they only enumerated powers of the government. They successfully lobbied to have the Bill of Rights added as separate amendments, ratified separately after the Constitution itself had been approved.
The Bill of Rights
the Bill of Rights
the Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights