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Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution

To outline the rights of individuals.

When the constitution was written the individual colonies were asked to ratify it and so give up their independence and form the United States. Since a war for independence had just been fought, the colonies had concerns that the new federal government could become tyrannical and take away the freedoms they had fought so hard to win.

The Bill of Rights was added to the constitution to make it more palatable and remove some of the fears about losing states rights. Even the states that were willing to ratify the constitution without the rights listed were happy to see them spelled out .

Why was the bill of rights added to the constitution-

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution as the first ten amendments on December 15, 1791. The fact that the Constitution did not include a bill of rights to specifically protect Americans' hard-won rights sparked the most heated debates during the ratification process.

What does the use of words such as welfare and liberty in the preamble show

Diction Apex ;)

Black claims at the end of the dissent that as a result of the courts decision the court will

Try to take over the school systems

What is the main goal of of the constitution as stated in the preamble

to create a perfect union. -apex

Which part of the government according to the constitution should be made up of two representatives per states

The Senate

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