Question

Why was it crucial to add the Bill of Rights to the US Constitution?

A) The state and federal governments would not have been able to coexist.

B) People were concerned that the government would infringe on individual freedoms.

C) Local governments were worried that they wouldn't have any power.

D) There was a need for each branch of government to "check" the others.

Answer 1

Hello there.

Why was it crucial to add the Bill of Rights to the US Constitution?

B) People were concerned that the government would infringe on individual freedoms.

Answer 2

The best and most correct answer among the choices provided by the question is the second choice "People were concerned that the government would infringe on individual freedoms."

The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.

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