The delegates at the Philadelphia convention turned down the idea of including a list of citizens' rights in the Constitution because they believed that
A)such a list would limit economic development.
B)since the federal government was already limited to its expressed powers, further protection of citizens was not needed.
C)citizens should vote directly on which rights should be protected.
D)such a list would make government too weak to protect national security.

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The delegates believed that since the federal government was already limited to its expressed powers, further protection of citizens' rights was not necessary. They argued that the government could only exercise those powers specifically granted to it by the Constitution, and any powers not granted were reserved for the states or the people. Therefore, they did not believe that a list of citizens' rights was needed as it may imply that the government had powers beyond what was explicitly granted.

The Delegates at the Philadelphia Convention Turned Down the Idea