-In The Federalist, James Madison argued that including a written bill of rights was dangerous because it .
A) was likely to ignore and alienate minority groups in the United States
B) would give too much power to the national government
C) did not reflect the goals of the American Revolution
D) could leave out other rights that were not included on this list

Question

-In The Federalist, James Madison argued that including a written bill of rights was dangerous because it .
A) was likely to ignore and alienate minority groups in the United States 
B) would give too much power to the national government 
C) did not reflect the goals of the American Revolution 
D) could leave out other rights that were not included on this list

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Madison believed that enumerating specific rights could imply that any rights not listed were not protected, potentially limiting the scope of rights people assumed they had.

-In the Federalist, James Madison Argued That Including a Written