Before the Bill

- To get the Constitution ratified....

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: A protection of people's rights had to be promised

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- Anti-Federalists wanted the Bill --- Federalists did not think it was

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Overview of the Rights

- James Madison worked through MANY proposals....chose the least controversial

​Why is this an important detail?

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- Bill of Rights are ONLY for how Federal Government interacts with the people

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Summary of Bill of Rights

--> protects certain freedoms

--> provides protection for ppl accused of a crime

--> reaction to how the British treated colonists BEFORE American Revolution