they believed the people's liberites needed protection from the government.
addition of a bill of rights : D
The Bill of Rights
They wanted protections against tyranny of the central government.
Whether a bill of rights was necessary to include in the Constitution
Antifederalist fears that the Constitution would destroy liberties.
Yes, George Madison was an anti-federalist. He pointed out that there was no Bill of Rights in the Constitution.
No John Jay was not an antifederalist...he was one of three people to write the federalist papers advocating the ratification of the constitution. James Madison wrote the Virginia Plan, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights...
for a new constitution and a bill of rights
protecting the citizens from abuses of power by the national government
A number of states demanded the Bill of Rights as a condition of their approval of the Constitution.
By making the Bill of Rights.
They were afraid that too much power would be vested in a central government. Also, they opposed it because there was no Bill of Rights.