Bill of Rights Origins
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Objective
I can identify the historical documents and debates that influenced the Bill of Rights.
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Warm-up video
TED-Ed · 4:33Vetted channel
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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The Bill of Rights, which includes freedoms like freedom of speech and protection from illegal searches, was not included in the original US Constitution but was added three years later.
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The Anti-Federalists worried that the Constitution lacked protections for individual liberties and insisted on adding a declaration of rights.
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James Madison, a leading Federalist, initially felt a Bill of Rights was unnecessary but later proposed ten amendments to the Constitution, which were ratified in 1791.
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Practice
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What was the name of the first national government established by the Thirteen Colonies?
Name three weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation.
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“Name two groups involved in the debates surrounding the Bill of Rights and describe their differing viewpoints.”
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