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[[Image:Bill of rights.jpg|thumb|300px|The Bill of Rights]]

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[[Image:BoR2.jpg|thumb|140px|The Bill of Rights]]

During the debates on the adoption of the [[Constitution]], its opponents repeatedly charged that the Constitution as drafted would open the way to tyranny by the general government. Fresh in their minds was the memory of the British violation of civil rights before and during the [[American Revolution]]. They demanded a "'''bill of rights'''" that would spell out the immunities of individual citizens. Several state conventions in their formal ratification of the Constitution asked for such amendments; others ratified the  

During the debates on the adoption of the [[Constitution]], its opponents repeatedly charged that the Constitution as drafted would open the way to tyranny by the general government. Fresh in their minds was the memory of the British violation of civil rights before and during the [[American Revolution]]. They demanded a "'''bill of rights'''" that would spell out the immunities of individual citizens. Several state conventions in their formal ratification of the Constitution asked for such amendments; others ratified the  

Constitution with the understanding that the amendments would be offered.

Constitution with the understanding that the amendments would be offered.