The response has that
- A. Jefferson believed a bill of rights was necessary to protect against abuse of power.
- C. The amendments in the Bill of Rights addressed these beliefs.
What were the beliefs
Thomas Jefferson advocated for a Bill of Rights to safeguard against governmental abuses of power, emphasizing the necessity of protecting individual liberties.
The amendments in the Bill of Rights, addressing concerns raised by Jefferson and others, aimed to protect various individual freedoms, such as freedom of speech, religion, and protection against unreasonable searches.
While James Madison initially expressed concerns about potentially limiting unenumerated rights, he eventually supported the Bill of Rights as a means to protect individual rights while acknowledging the importance of safeguarding against potential limitations from a specifically listed set of rights.