Question

Anti-Federalists argued that a Bill of Rights was necessary in order for which of the following selections to occur?

Answer 1

The options for this question are:

Select one:

A. to prevent the rise of a tyrant

B. all of these

C. to limit the powers of the federal government

D. to protect individual rights

The correct answer is B: all of the options are correct.

Anti-Federalists were unhappy with the Constitution because it gave, they thought, way too much power to the national government. They felt it didnt properly protected individual liberties or the states from interference and fyranny.

They started campaigning against the rafitication of the Constitution unless a Bill of Rights was made. The founding father James Madison produced several amendments from which 10 were ratified and formed the Bill of Rights.

The Constitution was ratified in 1788 and the Bill of Rights in 1791.