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Why was the bill of rights added to the constitution prior to the radification?
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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.
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Prior to civil rights movement which laws denied?
Prior to the Civil Rights movement, there was general inequality which was socially or lawfully enacted. Prior to this movement was laws that denied equality regarding Blacks given the same rights as Whites.
Who was the penman who engrossed the constitution prior to the signing?
Gouverneur Morris
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The Supreme Court's decision that slavery enjoyed total protection by the Constitution.
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Articles of Confederation
Who was the penman who engrossed the constitution prior to the signing?
Gouverneur Morris
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Yes!!
Your Miranda rights were read to you after you were arrested Is this legal?
Miranda Rights may be read at any time prior to interrogation.
Why do some sources say that March 4 1789 is the date the Constitution became the supreme law of the nation and not 1787 or 1788?
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The Supreme Court's decision that slavery enjoyed total protection by the Constitution.
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In the US, no. You have to wait until the child is born.
What was the plan of government in America called prior to the Constitution and after the Second Continental Congress?
The Federalist Papers
