Thomas Jefferson, patric henry, and richard henry lee
The Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights. It was added later.
Thomas Jefferson, patric henry, and richard henry lee
A Bill of Rights for US citizens. The Federalists argued that the Constitution did not contain language that took away any rights; they only enumerated powers of the government. They successfully lobbied to have the Bill of Rights added as separate amendments, ratified separately after the Constitution itself had been approved.
Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights
The Constitution itself was ratified in 1787. The Bill of Rights, the 1st ten amendments to the Constitution, was added to the Constitution in 1789.
We had rights.
They were added after the constitution was adopted to protect our rights
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights
The set of rights added to the end of the constitution is called the Bill of Rights.
The Bill of Rights