Question

When the states ratified the Constitution, why did they insist that a bill of rights be added?

Question 5 options:

The state governments wanted to get rid of all restrictions on the rights of the people.

The people were afraid that the new national government would abolish slavery.

The state governments believed state constitutions and state bills of rights were the best way to protect the people.

The people were afraid that the strong new government would use its power to restrict individual freedom.

Answer 1

the last one is the correct answer

Answer 2

The state governments believed state constitutions and state bills of rights were the best way to protect the people.

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratification of the Constitution was a hard task, many Anti Federalists opposed the ratification of it. The main problem that the Anti Federalists pointed out was that the new Constitution created a strong central government, which was the source of fear of the Anti Federalists. They believed that a strong central government had the power to become tyrannical and remove the authority of the states and even nullify citizen’s rights. Because of that, the Anti Federalists negotiated with the Federalists that once the Constitution was ratified, they would approve the first amendments that would contain a Bill of Rights, designed to protect the citizens rights from the Central Government.