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CREATING THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
October 1, 2018 U.S. History Agenda: DO NOW: Term Matching NOTES #7: Why was the Bill of Rights added to the U.S. Constitution? CREATING THE U.S. CONSTITUTION OPEN-STUDY GUIDE TEST TOMORROW
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Why was the Bill of Rights added to the U.S. Constitution? Notes #7
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Following the Constitutional Convention of 1787, each state had to ratify the U.S. Constitution in order for it to go into effect. U.S. Constitution
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Federalists supported the ratification of the Constitution and published The Federalist Papers to help gain support for it. Alexander Hamilton John Jay The Federalist Papers
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Anti-Federalists objected to the ratification of the Constitution because governing power was concentrated in the national government. Samuel Adams Patrick Henry Thomas Jefferson
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They feared this would result in individual liberties being abused by the national government.
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In response, the Bill of Rights (the first ten amendments) was added to the Constitution to protect individual liberties. James Madison; Bill of Rights author
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1st Amendment: Guarantees freedom of religion, of speech, and of the press; the right to assemble peacefully; and the right to address the government.
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2nd Amendment: Protects the right to possess firearms.
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4th Amendment: Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures.
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5th Amendment: Guarantees that no one may be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
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6th Amendment: Guarantees the right to a (fair, public) trial by jury in criminal cases.
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8th Amendment: Prohibits excessive bail, fines, and punishments. Waterboarding Guantanamo Bay detention camp
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By 1790, the Constitution was ratified by all 13 states.
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