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What was the purpose of adding the Bill of Rights to the US Constitution?

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The Bill of Rights is the name given to the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution. The Bill of Rights consists of guarantees of civil liberties and checks on state power; it was added in order to convince states to ratify the Constitution.

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