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Without a Bill of Rights, the Constitution lacked individual rights that should be guaranteed to all citizens. Also, some people thought that the Constitution gave too much power to the central government. The Bill of Rights made sure everyone had spelled out rights so the government can not take them away like Great Britain did.
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Is it true the absence of a bill of rights 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.
How does bill of rights protect the rights of people accused of crimes?
Because without those protecting government can eliminate people oppose them by charging and convict them of a crime.
Group that refused to ratify the constitution without a pledge of a Bill of Rights?
Many Anti-Federalists refused to ratify the Constitution without a Bill of Rights to protect the people from the government.
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.
On what grounds did Patrick Henry not oppose the new constitution?
the states had too many rights
What issue caused many to initially oppose the ratification of the us constitution?
Absence of bill of rights
Do you favor or oppose an amendment to the US Constitution that would ban same-sex marriage in all states?
I would oppose such an amendment as a violation of states' rights as well as the civil rights of Americans.
Why it is important to have the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
So people can do there own things without other people bossing them around.
What part of the constitution protects individual rights?
The Constitution does. The government makes laws and enforces them but the constitution actually protects individual's rights. The US is a constitutional federated republic. The government is kept in check by the constitution. Without the checks and balances that the constitution provides, the government could take away all rights of the people, controlling all they say and do. A government without checks and balances usually ends in dictatorship.
Even if they are listed in the Constitution the rights of the American people?
The Bill of Rights are the primary rights of the American people. They are considered basic. They are a part of the constitution. Additional rights are included in the amendments to the constitution.
Why do some people oppose gay rights?
They have their own reasons.
Why is it important for the police to understand the constitution and to conform to its dictates?
Without the police understanding their duty to the law and the rights that are expressed in the constitution you have police that don't protect civil rights or the people they are sworn to serve.
