Question

What were the main concerns behind the creation of the English bill of rights?Did America have he exact same concerns as England, or did they create the American Bill of Rights for different reasons?

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

The main concerns behind the creation of the English bill of rights were to give people some civil rights and give powers to the British Parliament over the monarchy of England. The English bill of rights was possible after the deposition of King James II, and the support of Queen Mary II and William the Orange.

In the case of the United States, some founding fathers had similar concerns as England, nut the context was different. The Founding fathers and constitutional delegates were debating about the kind of government needed for the new nation. Federalists supported a strong central government and Antifederalists were against that idea and wanted a simpler government that included civil rights. That is when James Madison drafted the American Bill of Rights, and delegates could sign the new Constitution.