Without the Bill of Rights, the Constitution looked much like the governmental rules in England, which early Americans were trying to escape. Until the Bill of Rights was included to guarantee certain basic civil liberties to American citizens, the majority of people would not support the Constitution in the works
To win support for ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists agreed to add a bill of rights to the document.
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The constitution had strong support but also strong opposition
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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.
To win support for ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists agreed to add a Bill of Rights to the document.
To win support for ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists agreed to add a bill of rights to the document.
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.
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The constitution had strong support but also strong opposition
In 1789 during the ratification process, the Constitution did not include a Bill of Rights.
it had no bill of rights
The anti-federalists were worried that the Constitution, without the Bill of Rights, would grant too much power to the government.
the bill of rights was added to coax the anti federalists, or jeffersonians. they needed just one more state to ratify the constitution so they decided that a bill of rights was a good request to accept.
did not include a bill of rights
Bill of rights