Why Did the Federalists Argue Against Inclusion of a Bill

question 3

Multiple Choice

Why did the Federalists argue against inclusion of a bill of rights in the Constitution?

• A)Explicit guarantee of some rights might imply that other rights did not exist.
• B)All rights were already covered by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
• C)Trying to come to an agreement on what rights to include would tear the new country apart.
• D)All states currently had their own bills of rights.

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