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Ratification and the Bill of Rights — Quiz

Question 9 • US History

The Federalist Papers mainly argued for ratification of the Constitution and promised that

Answer
A
a bill of rights would be added to guarantee specific protections for people.
B
enslaved people would not be counted in the population.
C
the national government would respect state governments’ and citizens’ rights.
D
the states would be given more power to check the federal government.

Explanation

The Federalist Papers defended ratifying the Constitution, while critics worried that it lacked protections for individual liberties. Federalists helped address that concern by promising that amendments adding a bill of rights would be proposed after ratification. The promise was for specific protections for people, not for excluding enslaved people from population counts or giving states greater power over the federal government.

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