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On September 17, 1787, a majority of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention approved the Constitution. The Bill of Rights came into effect later on December 15, 1791, when they had been ratified by three-fourths of the States.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe Federalist Papers came before the Bill of Rights. When the Anti-Federalists opposed ratification of the constitution because it did not have a Bill of Rights, the Federalist Papers explained that the framers decided that such could best be handled by amendments.
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What is the difference of anti-federalists and federalists and papers?
federalists wanted the constitution to remainn in its origanal state without the bill of rights. anti federalists wanted the bill of rights
Why did the federalists promise to attach a bill of rights to the Constitution and what amendments did this include?
The federalists promised to attach a bill of rights because the anti-federalists were writing series of papers like the federalists and by attaching the bill of rights the anti-federalists no longer had an argument. Which means the federalists won and were able to keep the constitution. They were the first ten amendments to the constitution.
Was The Bill of Rights represented in the federalists papers?
no you idiot ask real questions
What was the significant of federalists papers?
the anti-federalists were against the constitution and for them to agree with the federalist the federalists needed to add a bill of rights so the anti-federalists could agree with the philadelphia constitution
What was added to the Constitution to get anti federalists support?
Bill of Rights. Or first ten amendments to the constitution.
Why did Some anti federalists agree to support the constitution after the federalists added what?
Bill of Rights
What did the federalist ls promise to add in order to win support for the constitution?
Bill of Rights
What document was added to the original constitution that made it acceptable to the anti federalists?
Bill of Rights. First 10 amendments. The Bill of Rights
Which came first the federalalist paper or bill of rights?
The Federalist Papers came before the Bill of Rights
Did the anti federalists want?
The Anti-Federalists wanted less power for the central government, and wanted a Bill of Rights within the US Constitution. Instead, these rights became the first ten amendments to the Constitution.a bill of rights
What did anti federalists want?
The Anti-Federalists wanted less power for the central government, and wanted a Bill of Rights within the US Constitution. Instead, these rights became the first ten amendments to the Constitution.a bill of rights
Why Bill of Rights was added to the constitution?
It was added as a compromise between those that supported ratification of the Constitution, called Federalists, and those that were opposed to ratification, called Anti-federalists. Anti-federalists agreed to support ratification of the Constitution if the Bill of Rights was added later, which is why the Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
