Question

In the Federalist Paper #84, Alexander Hamilton argues that additional amendments to the U.S. Constitution and a Bill of Rights was which of the following selections?A.

a condition for ratification

B.
critical for protecting fundamental rights

C.
unlikely

D.
unnecessary

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

unnecessary

Step-by-step explanation:

The Bill of Rights was deemed unnecessary by Federalists who believed the guarantees to individual rights provided by many state constitutions were enough to protect individual liberty. Some even feared that, in the future, such a Bill of Rights might be interpreted to mean these are the only rights citizens have.

Answer 2

Answer: D. unnecessary

Federalist No. 84 presents the idea that a bill of rights was not a necessary component of the United States Constitution. There was a fear among people that, if a bill of rights were included, it would be interpreted as a list of the ONLY rights that people had. Hamilton's position reflected this fear. Additionally, he argued that a bill of rights was not necessary because the entire constitution was, in itself, a bill of rights.