{"id":34989,"date":"2024-02-07T08:10:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T08:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatassignmenthelp.com\/questions\/?p=34989"},"modified":"2024-02-07T08:10:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T08:10:15","slug":"which-statement-best-explains-why-the-bill-of-rights-was-added-to-the-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatassignmenthelp.com\/questions\/which-statement-best-explains-why-the-bill-of-rights-was-added-to-the-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Which statement best explains why the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Which statement best explains why the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Many Federalists supported adding the Bill of Rights because it created additional branches of government.<\/p>\n<p>B. Many Anti-Federalists refused to support the Constitution unless the Bill of Rights was added.<\/p>\n<p>C. Most Federalists believed that the Bill of Rights would strengthen the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>D. Most Anti-Federalists wanted to keep the Bill of Rights that was part of the Articles of Confederation.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" id=\"1-answer-many-anti-federalists-refused-to-support-the-constitution-unless-the-bill-of-rights-was-added\">Answer: Many Anti-Federalists refused to support the Constitution unless the Bill of Rights was added.<\/h4>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\">To pacify Anti-Federalists, such as Thomas Jefferson who generally believed that the constitution gave too much power to Federal\u2019s without providing explicitly protection of civil liberties, was incorporated. Anti-Federalists withheld support until the promise to introduce amendments enumerating cherished personal liberties of speech, press and protection from unreasonable searches. 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