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the Bill of Rights
Yes.
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.
In 1789 during the ratification process, the Constitution did not include a Bill of Rights.
1787-1789
it had no 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.
The people feared that from the ratification of the Constitution, there'd be a stronger central government which might take away basic rights of the people that had been guaranteed in state constitutions. The Bill of Rights ensured that the rights of all citizens are protected.
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.
did not include a bill of rights
bill of rights
addition of a bill of rights : D