MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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The Bill of Rights was needed to protect the people against abuse of power by the government.
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The Bill of Rights was needed to ensure the power of Congress to pass and enforce laws.
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The Bill of Rights was needed to prevent any states from ignoring federal authority.
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The Bill of Rights was needed to strengthen the power of the federal government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to the Preamble to the Bill of Rights, why was the Bill of Rights considered necessary? The Bill of Rights was needed to protect the people against abuse of power by the government. The Bill of Rights was needed to ensure the power of Congress to pass and enforce laws.
Detailed explanation-2: -Recently freed from the despotic English monarchy, the American people wanted strong guarantees that the new government would not trample upon their newly won freedoms of speech, press and religion, nor upon their right to be free from warrantless searches and seizures.
Detailed explanation-3: -Federalists argued that the Constitution did not need a bill of rights, because the people and the states kept any powers not given to the federal government. Anti-Federalists held that a bill of rights was necessary to safeguard individual liberty.