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What document of writing is the bill of rights found in?
It was attached to the US Constitution. VA and NY wanted Bill of Rights added to the Constitution for they could ratify it.
What did people want before they could accpt the constitution?
A bill of rights
What did America demand that a bill of rights be added to the constitution?
So that the Constitution could be changed as the country changed
Why did some states. want a bill of rights added to the constitution?
to protect the rights of them and they could have freedom and not have a judgmental government
Why did some states wanted bill of rights added to the constitution?
to protect the rights of them and they could have freedom and not have a judgmental government
Why wasn't the bill of rights a part of the constitution?
When the US Constitution was ratified, the amendments were included. In order to have the US Constitution, States wanted be sure that a powerful central government could not abuse its powers. The Bill of Rights confirmed that.
What problems with the constitution did the bill of rights solve?
The Bill of Rights appeased anti-Federalists who did not want the constitution to be ratified. Anti-Federalists were afriad that their personal rights and liberties would be taken away by a general government and so James Madison proposed a Bill Of Rights so that they could continue with the Constitution.
Why did antifederalist believe that constitution was a threat to liberty?
They believed this because it had enumerated their rights, and they believed that any rights not stated in the constitution would not be given to them. Believing this, they did not want anything telling them would they could or could not do, so this is why they thought this was a threat to liberty.
Why did antifederalist believe the constitution was a threat to liberty?
They believed this because it had enumerated their rights, and they believed that any rights not stated in the constitution would not be given to them. Believing this, they did not want anything telling them would they could or could not do, so this is why they thought this was a threat to liberty.
What could have happened if the writers of the constitution had not allowed it to be amended?
The Constitution would never have been ratified. The Antifederalist opponents believed that it did not protect the rights of the people and states enough, so if it were never to be amended, we wouldn't have the Bill of Rights and thus the ratification of the constitution
What are some of the bill of rights added to the Constitution?
So they could make the anti-federilists happier.
How does the Constitution protects the right?
because It kept the citizens rights intacted so they could have the ideas of their rights in case they got into a bad situation
