because the original Constitution didnt specifically protect freedoms of speech, religon, ect. they were promised the bill of rights to be added soon after if they signed on.
The people were afraid that the strong new government would use its power to restrict individual freedom.
The Bill of Rights
"The Bill of Rights"
The Constitution should be ratified because it establishes a framework for government, protects individual rights, and promotes unity among the states.
== == The Framers of the Constitution and 9 of the 13 colonies decided to put the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution.
The bill of rights was ratified on December 15, 1791.1791
The first ten amendments were presented and ratified with the Constitution. The Constitution would probably not have been ratified without the rights guaranteed to the states and people in these amendments, which are called the Bill of Rights.
"The states ratified the Constitution."
The constitution was ratified by all the 13 states in 1790 .
protect rights beyond those listed in the Constitution
The people were afraid that the strong new government would use its power to restrict individual freedom.
No, they are not. The Constitution is the main document that sets up the workings of the federal government. The Bill of Rights is an adjunct to the Constitution that makes clear that the federal government is either prohibited from restricting or mandated to provide certain rights to individuals and to states. Another distinguishing feature is that the Constitution and the Bill of Rights were ratified at different times therefore for a brief period of time, the Constitution existed without the Bill of Rights. The Constitution was ratified by three fourths of the states on June 21, 1788. The Bill of Rights was ratified by three fourths of the states on December 15, 1791. The only sense in which they may be considered the same thing is that the Constitution cannot be read without taking into account the Bill of Rights, which represent changes to the Constitution. They are separate parts of a single working document.