Why was the bill of rights added to the constitution?

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Aquaraga · Answer 1 · 2021-02-17T11:46:59+0000

James Madison wrote the amendments, which list specific prohibitions on governmental power, in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties. ... Anti-Federalists held that a bill of rights was necessary to safeguard individual liberty.

Why was the bill of rights added to the constitution?

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