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4. Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

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The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution in order to convince states to ratify the Constitution.

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It was added to the Constitution to protect the people from the national government from having too much power. Adding the Bill of Rights helped change many people's minds to ratify the Constitution.

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