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why was the u.s. constitution amended to include a bill of rights? why was a bill of rights not included initially?

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because the people and the states kept any powers not given to the federal government.
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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. ... Federalists argued that the Constitution did not need a bill of rights, because the people and the states kept any powers not given to the federal government.

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