The Federalists Promised to Add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution

question 55

True/False

The Federalists promised to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution to ally Anti-Federalist fears that the new government would erode fundamental liberties.

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Definitions:

Principles

Fundamental truths, laws, or doctrines that serve as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.

Pelagius

A theologian of the late 4th and early 5th centuries, known for his teachings on free will and his opposition to the doctrine of original sin.

Augustine

An early Christian theologian and philosopher known for his writings that influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy.

Faith

In the popular sense, a belief in something for which you have inadequate evidence or little good reason. In theology, faith usually refers to the trust a believer should have in God’s ultimate grace and fairness. Sometimes, faith is defended as a rational belief in God (for example, in Kant). More often, faith is defended against rationality (as in Kierkegaard).