The Bill of Rights
bill of rights
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights (ie the first ten ammendments to The Constitution)
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bill of rights
Bill of Rights
A bill of rights was not included in the Constitution because most of those who wrote it did not think one was needed. What we now call the Bill of Rights was added as the first ten amendments to the constitution because the States would not ratify the Constitution without a promise that such a Bill would be added.
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.
most states had there own Bill of Rights writtenin state constitutions
most states had there own Bill of Rights writtenin state constitutions
The Bill of Rights was added to the United States Constitution.