The Bill of Rights was the by-product of concerns expressed at the ratifying conventions in the states.

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The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution in response to concerns raised by anti-Federalists at the ratifying conventions in the states. They feared that the Constitution gave too much power to the new federal government and that individual rights would be threatened. In order to gain their support for ratification, the Federalists agreed to add a Bill of Rights that would explicitly protect individual liberties.

The Bill of Rights Was the By-Product of Concerns Expressed