The Delegates at the Philadelphia Convention Turned Down the Idea

question 113

Multiple Choice

The delegates at the Philadelphia convention turned down the idea of including a list of citizens' rights in the Constitution because they believed that

• A)such a list would limit economic development.
• B)since the federal government was already limited to its expressed powers, further protection of citizens was not needed.
• C)citizens should vote directly on which rights should be protected.
• D)such a list would make government too weak to protect national security.

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