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Speak Up! - View Question #272 |
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Question: Why was the Bill of Rights added to U.S. Constitution?
Answer: During the Constitutional Convention and before the Constitution was ratified by the states, there were many concerns that the federal government would be too powerful under the Constitution. The two major sides of this arguement were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Anti-Federalists believed that the Bill of Rights was necessary to protect people from a strong central government by specifically listing the rights of citizens.
Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution as a compromise between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. Through this compromise, ratification of the Constitution by the states was achieved.
(Note: Although the Bill of Rights protected citizens from the federal government, they were not protected from state governments until the 14th Amendment.)
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On 12/08/05
Addy from MD said:
We held a mock Constitutional Convention at my school, and it was really amazing how hard it was for delegates to get a chance to speak as well as to convince other states of their views. Following the procedures, such as having to get on the speakers list in order to talk, was really difficult. We only had 25 students-imagine what it would be like with several delegates from every state! Its interesting that some delegates did not even think that a Bill of Rights was needed. That seems like an outlandish point of view to us today, simply because we're so used to the idea of unalienable rights
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On 11/14/05
rob from AZ said:
I think that that was ridiculous how nobody could agree
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On 09/26/05
Sydney from CA said:
I think it's absolutely ridiculous that the punishment for truancy is, in fact, truancy. If you cut school, the school will suspend or proceed to expel you; therefore, the reward you receive for missing school is missing more school.
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On 09/18/05
Kayleena from AL said:
Super great
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On 09/02/05
Victor from KS said:
You guys are good. But you NEVER have down when something happened. You should make an emphasis on that.-Thank you
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