The original idea was that since most states have their own Bill of Rights, they would not need to include one in the Constitution. However, to help appeal to other states so the Founding Fathers could get everyone to approve of it, they decided to add them as amendments, or formal changes to the constitution. 12 were proposed, but only 10 were passed. They resolved the issue by including these 10 amendments as the Bill of Rights.
Many anti-federalists opposed the constitution because it didnt have clauses to protect individual freedoms, like freedom of speech, religion... When the federalists promised, should the constitution pass, the ratification of amendments dealing with these rights (based greatly on the Habeas Corpus), it calmed many anti-federalists and made them vote for the constitutions.
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. They were added AFTER the ratification of the document by the first Congress.
The major argument was the absence of a bill of rights in 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.
Because the anti-federalists wouldn't agree to the constitution if there was no Bill of Rights.
Because they brought the Bill of Rights into it which made them happy and they agreed to ratify it.
In 1789 during the ratification process, the Constitution did not include a Bill of Rights.
It was added as a compromise between those that supported ratification of the Constitution, called Federalists, and those that were opposed to ratification, called Anti-federalists. Anti-federalists agreed to support ratification of the Constitution if the Bill of Rights was added later, which is why the Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
it had no bill of rights
the Bill of Rights
There was a point in the drafting process when the United States Constitution did not include a Bill of Rights, which was the primary sticking point in terms of ratification. A Bill of Rights did get added.
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The Bill of Rights came in the ratification of the constitution and the constitution was needed to form a government after the revolution.
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution. The purpose and meaning of the Bill of Rights as it emerged from the ratification process, was to preserve the liberties England's revolution laws threatened.
the omission of a bill of rights