Question

Which statement explains why some of the Framers did not think a bill of rights was needed in the Constitution?

A
They believed a system of checks and balances would protect individual rights.

B
They believed focusing on protecting rights could make the nation too weak to counteract foreign threats.

C
They believed the states were a bigger threat to liberty than the federal government.

Answer 1

B. Government measures were made harder to approve now that the rights of the people were on paper