Why was the proposal by Virginia delegate George Mason for a bill of rights turned down with little debate in the waning days of the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention in September 1787?
A) The delegates were simply too hot and tired and wanted to go home.
B) The delegates believed a bill of rights would discourage a strong and healthy central government.
C) The delegates thought a bill of rights unnecessary for a government with such limited powers.
D) The delegates came from the wealthy elite social class and were on the whole against individual rights.
E) The delegates thought the proposed bill of rights imposed too many limits on the federal government.
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