During the Constitutional Convention, the motion to include a bill of rights was

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The motion to include a bill of rights was not approved during the Constitutional Convention; in fact, it was overwhelmingly rejected. Many of the Founding Fathers believed that the Constitution itself was a sufficient protection of individual rights and that a bill of rights was unnecessary or even dangerous. It was not until later, during the process of ratifying the Constitution, that the idea of a bill of rights gained widespread support.

During the Constitutional Convention, the Motion to Include a Bill