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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 01/28/10
    maria from TX said:
    this help me out to pass my 6 weeks class..love it
    On 01/12/10
    jj from NE said:
    was this called the great compromise?
    On 01/09/10
    Desi B from OH said:
    Thanks,this jst gave me the other half of an answer for the History test next week =D
    On 12/16/09
    Jaun M from FM said:
    It helped me as well Thanks
    On 12/13/09
    Bekka from CA said:
    This gave me the specific answer that I was looking for...Thanks a bunch!!!
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