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What group insisted the Constitution include a Bill of Rights because they did not trust the government?
The Anti-Federalists were the group that insisted the Constitution include a Bill of Rights due to their distrust of a strong central government. They believed that without explicit protections for individual liberties, the government could easily infringe upon citizens' rights. Their advocacy for a Bill of Rights played a crucial role in the eventual adoption of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
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Why did most Constitution include a bill of rights?
Because Americans have always like the idea of a limited government that is not allowed to encroach on our basic rights
Does the Constitution of the US include a full description of the role of the government in THE economic system?
The US constitution says very little about the role of the government in the economic system, and certainly does not include a full description of that role.
What document gives the plan for the federal government?
The United States Constitution outlines the structure of the United States government
What did supporters of the constitution have to agree to include in the constitution that would serve to protect the people from a more powerful national government?
Bill of Rights
Where does the government get the rights to govern?
In the US, from the constitution. Back in the 18th century, when the constitution was written, it was decided how our government would be chosen and what positions it would include, and essentially we follow that idea and vote on or otherwise appoint our government
Why did they include the preamble in the constitution?
It outlined the purpose of the following documents.
What freedom did Virginia include in its constitution that has not been a right under British government?
The slaves to be free
Why did the framers not include a bill of rights in the constitution?
Many of them simply didn't believe it was necessary. Because the original Constitution placed limits on the power of the government, many framers, such as James Madison, trusted that the people's rights were already sufficiently protected.
When the constitution was written the representatives decided how the new government was to work in describing its functions they were careful to include?
checks and balances between the branches of government.
The anti federalists were troubled because the Constitution did not include a?
bill of rights
Does the constitution include a declaration of independence from Britain?
Yes, definitely yes because that was the whole ultimate point of the Constitution.
What freedom did Virginia include in its constitution that had not been a right under British government?
that slaves could be freed
