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The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution as the first ten amendments on December 15, 1791. The fact that the Constitution did not include a bill of rights to specifically protect Americans' hard-won rights sparked the most heated debates during the ratification process.
They Borrowed the English Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the US Constitution.
An answer lacking details: they had many long and arduous debates that lasted for months, culminating in the Constitution and its Bill of Rights. The Constitution took so long to ratify because many people feared a strong central government would make state governments obsolete, that there was no Bill of Rights when every state constitution had one and that the Constitution was too vague(Elastic Clause). People against the Constitution were Anti-Federalists. So there were 2 big compromises: the Great Compromise of 1787 and the 3/5 Compromise. A Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution later on during the debates.
the Bill of Rights is part of the Constitution
how did the constitution and the Bill of Rights reflects enlightenment ideas
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution as the first ten amendments on December 15, 1791. The fact that the Constitution did not include a bill of rights to specifically protect Americans' hard-won rights sparked the most heated debates during the ratification process.
The ideas and concerns of the anti federalists shaped the constitution because without their ideas we would have never had a bill of rights and the bill of rights has helped protect the basic rights of the American people.
They Borrowed the English Bill of Rights
There was no such thing back then, not by ANY name! You talk about "enlightenment" back then, they'd put you away in the funny farm.
The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights
Natural rights; most state constitutions had a bill of rights.
Natural rights - Most state constitutions had a bill of rights.
Natural rights; most state constitutions had a bill of rights.
Natural rights; most state constitutions had a bill of rights.
Natural rights; most state constitutions had a bill of rights.
Bill of Rights