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What was added to the constitution to get more people to support ratification?
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The ratification wasn’t decided by the “people “ but by congress.
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Why Bill of Rights was added to the constitution?
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.
What was added to convince the opponents of the constitution to suppport ratification?
Bill of rights
What events or law brought about the creation of the amendments?
Some of the framers of the Constitution wanted a section added to the Constitution to spell out the rights of the people. It was decided that the constitution would be sent to the states for ratification, and as soon as ratified, the Bill of Rights would be added to the Constitution.
What were the controversies over the ratification of the constitution?
The people at the time felt that the Constitution did not fully protect the rights of the people. People were afraid that the national Government would violate their rights, and only passed the Constitution on the condition that a Bill of Rights be added right after.
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution in part as a way to garner support from the Anti-Federalists for the ratification of the Constitution?
the bill of rights was added to coax the anti federalists, or jeffersonians. they needed just one more state to ratify the constitution so they decided that a bill of rights was a good request to accept.
Who opposed ratification of the Constitution until after the inclusion of a bill of rights?
Antifederalists
The basic rights guaranteed to each individual were added after the constitution had been written for the purpose of gaining ratification of the constitution?
Wezzles Says: bill of rights
Why did the first congress add bill of rights to the Constitution?
They added the Bill of Rights, because the ratification process made it clear that the people wanted a list of rights incorporated into the document.
Why did First congress add a bill of rights the constitution?
They added the Bill of Rights, because the ratification process made it clear that the people wanted a list of rights incorporated into the document.
The basic right guarenteed to each individual were added after the constitution had been written for the purpose of gaining ratification of the constitution these 10 amendments are known as?
bill of rights
How did the Philadelphia convention delegates ensure ratification of the constitution?
The delegates of the Constitutional Convention added the Bill of Rights to the Constitution as a compromise between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists to ensure ratification. This limited the power of the federal government and solidified power for the states.
Is it true the absence of a bill of right was cause for many people to oppose ratification of the constitution?
Yes, originally people didn't want to ratify the constitution because it didn't have a list of rights for American citizens. So they added the first ten amendments: The Bill of Rights.
