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The promise of a bill of rights was key to winning the support of who?
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Antifederalists
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In order to win support for constitution what did the federalists promise to add?
Bill of Rights
What did the Founding Fathers promise the people to gain support for the Constitution?
To A Bill of Rights would be established.
How did the federalist promise to support a bill of rights influence the ratification battles?
The Federalist promise to support the creation of a Bill of Rights helped to weaken their opposition. The biggest fear of the Antifederalists was that a massive and powerful federal government as contemplated by the Constitution of 1789 would be able to take away people's liberties. Since a Bill of Rights would protect people's liberties from the government, this helped to offset the strength of that argument.
What did the framers promise to add to the Constitution in order to convince people to ratify it?
A Bill of Rights.
Did the articles of confederation promise freedom and rights?
No. The Bill of Rights did promise rights and freedom for the citizens of the states but not the Articles of Confederation.
What did the federalist ls promise to add in order to win support for the constitution?
Bill of Rights
What promise helped get the constitution ratified?
Federalists promised to add a bill of rights to the constitution if it was ratified.
What does logrolling have to do with getting a bill passed?
you vote to support a colleagues bill in return for a promise of future support.
In order to win support for the constitution what did the federalist promise to add?
Bill of Rights
Did Rufus King support bill of rights 1787?
Not only did he support it but he organized the first formal call for the Bill of Rights
What was added to the Constitution to help gain the support of anti-federalist?
When the Constitution was proposed, there were no provisions in it for protecting the rights of the citizens. When supporters of the Constitution agreed to the addition of the Bill of Rights to the document, most opposition ended.
What did people want before they could accpt the constitution?
A bill of rights
