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Who said you would rather chop off your right hand than sign the constitution without a bill of rights?
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∙ 14y ago
George Mason (Virginia) said he 'would sooner chop off my right hand than put it to the Constitution as it now stands'.
Mason said a Bill of Rights was missing from the Constitution, thus leaving 'the government as a powerful entity that could overrun personal liberty'.
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Who felt the constitution needed a Bill of Rights?
The Anti-Federalists. They didn't think it was right to have rules without rights.
What were states rights?
Under the 10th Amendment, State's Rights are, not were, the idea that any right not written in the Constitution is given to the states. Well, not given to, rather retained by
What was added to the constitution that listed right not already in the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
What is the bill right and was in the constitution?
The Bill of rights is the first 10 amendments to the constitution and they lay out your basic rights.
Where are human rights included in the constitution?
were is it in the constitution that you have the right to protect your property
How does the preamble bill of rights and the constitution helps us?
It gives America all their rights as citizens. Freedom of speech, right to remain silent (pleading the fifth) and more. Without the constitution and bill of rights, we would not have any rights and the government would easily tear us apart.
What is meant by the right of groups as opposed to the rights of individuals?
Right of groups refers to the provision that the constitution has provided to a certain group. Rights of individuals on the other hand refers to the rights that the constitution has granted the individuals.
What is people right in the constitutional rights?
the people right in the constitution is those rights what are given in for the individual liberty and freedom
What rights did india's1950 constitution give some people?
The rights that India's Constitution gave were1-have the right to vote2-the right to speak freely3-the right to go where ever they choose4-the right to speak out5-the right to roam freely!
How does the Bill of Rights guarantee right beyond those listed in the Constitution?
by the Bill of Rights.
Is there a similar freedom or right protected in the us constitution and the bill of rights?
The bill of rights are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. There were added because the Constitution did not contain them explicitly.
When was the of right added to the constitution?
The Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments) were part of the constitution when it was ratified
