In the 1780s, Why Did Many Citizens Insist on Including

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Multiple Choice

In the 1780s, why did many citizens insist on including a bill of rights in the new Constitution?

• A) They found the proposed Constitution too stingy in its listing of liberties and wanted more guarantees of restrictions on the power of the national government.
• B) They wanted to give the president more power relative to the Congress.
• C) They distrusted states with the power given to them by the Constitution.
• D) They believed that the national government did not have enough power.
• E) They were pressured to do so by their local governments.

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