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What compromise did the federalists make in order to ensure ratification in Virginia and New York?
The Bill of Rights was included in the United States Constitution to ensure ratification in Virginia and New York. The Bill of Rights includes the first 10 amendments to the Constitution and guarantees certain rights to citizens.
Most new state constitutions after the American revolution offered what sort of declarations?
After the American Revolution the new states constitutions included declarations of rights also known as bill of rights. The US Constitution also includes a bill of rights.
What The new power of national government under the constitution included?
none of these powers were included under the constitution.
Did most state constitutions did not have a bill of rights at the time of the constitutional convention?
Many of the state constitutions contained a Bill of Rights at the time of the Convention. That was one of the reasons that a Bill of Rights was not included in the original version of theU.S. Constitution. Anti-Federalists feared that without a Bill of Rights inserted in the Constitution, the new federal government might be able to interfere or deny some of the rights of the citizens.
Who worked on the Bill Of Rights?
The Bill of Rights was proposed by James Madison and he is considered the "author" of the Bill of Rights. But it was influenced by other members of the Constitutional Convention. The Anti-Federalists, including Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, Patrick Henry, and others, demanded that a Bill of Rights be included in the new Constitution. They threatened to withhold ratification of the Constitution unless a Bill of Rights was added. A compromise was reached and the Constitution was ratified and the First Congress approved ten of the twelve amendments proposed by Madison.
What are similarities between the New York constitution and the US Constitution?
The Constitution of the State of New York establishes New York's government structure. It enumerates the rights of its citizens. The United States Constitution enumerates the rights of the citizens of the United States. It also sets the limits on what the government can and cannot do.
What issues had to be solved before the constitution could be ratified?
The Founding Fathers found their original constitution, called the "Articles of Confederation" did not solve all the structural problems the new United States Nation required. 1787 they worked on writing the new Constitution. Important issues included the rights of states, agreeing on the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments after the Constitution was ratified, and one of the most contentious issues: How was the issue of continuing slavery in the South going to be handled?
Which state demanded that the new constitution include a Bill of Rights?
New York
Who opposed the Constitution on the grounds of state's rights?
New Hampshire
Why was The Bill of Rights need?
The Bill of Rights was needed because some states (mainly New York and Virginia) wouldn't ratify the new Constitution in 1787. THey wanted some guarantees of personal liberties. They would ratify the Constitution if a bill of rights was added.
What did the Virginia and New York want added to the constitution?
They both wanted the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution.:D
How many amendments proposed but never ratified?
In order to help the new US Constitution, the Federalist, James Madison, agreed to install the Bill of Rights in this governing document in order to have it ratified. Madison set to work on a Bill of Rights that were needed to be included in the proposed constitution. He recommended twelve of them, however, only ten were passed.
