The Bill of rights was added.
The Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights. It was added later.
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Some states or people (like Virginia's Patrick Henry) thought that the Constitution did not adequately protect individual citizens' rights. Therefore, a Bill of Rights was added so more states would ratify the Constitution, and the American people were afforded more protection than with the Constitution alone. The Bill of Rights added a significant number of rights and privileges not given to citizens under the Constitution alone.
It was attached to the US Constitution. VA and NY wanted Bill of Rights added to the Constitution for they could ratify it.
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after the civil war all the southern states had to ratify the constitution to be readmitted into the union.
The first 13 states ratified the Constitution. As new states were added, they had to agree to be a part of the Constitution but did not ratify it.
The Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights. It was added later.
Two-thirds of Congress must propose an amendment, and three-fourths of states must ratify it. There have been 27 amendments added to the Constitution as of now.
Several states demanded that it be added or they wouldn’t ratify it.
Ratify is what is necessary to change or make a new amendment to the constitution. If 2/3rds of the states vote to accept the amendment, the amendment passes and is changed or added to the constitutional amendments.
North Carolina originally did not ratify the Constitution. They chose to wait for the Bill of Rights to be added. Once the Bill of Rights was added, anti Federalists stopped their opposition to join the United States.
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.
Several states feared the strong federal government and wanted the BILL OF RIGHTS added.
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1789 2years to ratify
The delegates to the state ratifying convention said they would be more willing to agree to the Constitution if a list of fights was added to it. So supporters of the Constitution promised that after it was ratified, a bill of rights would be added.