The Federalists argued that they did not need a Bill of Rights because the people and states kept any powers that was not given to the Federal Government. On the other hand, Anti-Federalists said that a Bill of Rights was necessary in order to safeguard individual liberty.
The Bill of Rights is a list of limits on the Government. For example, the founders saw that the first amendment was a natural right and prohibits from making laws establishing religion and abridging (remove or shorten; rights or privileges) freedom of speech.
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