Why Did the Delegates at the Philadelphia Convention Turn Down

question 17

Multiple Choice

Why did the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention turn down the idea of including a list of citizens' rights in the Constitution?

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

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