Federalist arguments in response to Anti-Federalist concerns over the Bill of Rights were included in ______ by Alexander Hamilton.

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Federalist 84, written by Alexander Hamilton, argued against the inclusion of a Bill of Rights in the Constitution, stating that listing certain rights would imply that any rights not listed were not protected. Hamilton also believed that the Constitution already had sufficient protections for individual liberties and that a Bill of Rights could potentially limit those rights.

Federalist Arguments in Response to Anti-Federalist Concerns Over the Bill