One Reason the Federalists Argued Against Inclusion of a Bill

question 2

Multiple Choice

One reason the Federalists argued against inclusion of a bill of rights in the Constitution was

• A)that explicit guarantee of some rights might imply that other rights did not exist.
• B)because they believed that all rights were already covered by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
• C)they held the fear that trying to come to an agreement on what rights to include would tear the new country apart.
• D)all states currently had their own bill of rights.
• E)that they felt any disagreement about rights would be covered by decisions by the Supreme Court.

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