Which statement best explains why the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution?

Which statement best explains why the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution?

A. Many Federalists supported adding the Bill of Rights because it created additional branches of government.

B. Many Anti-Federalists refused to support the Constitution unless the Bill of Rights was added.

C. Most Federalists believed that the Bill of Rights would strengthen the federal government.

D. Most Anti-Federalists wanted to keep the Bill of Rights that was part of the Articles of Confederation.

Answer: Many Anti-Federalists refused to support the Constitution unless the Bill of Rights was added.

To pacify Anti-Federalists, such as Thomas Jefferson who generally believed that the constitution gave too much power to Federal’s without providing explicitly protection of civil liberties, was incorporated. Anti-Federalists withheld support until the promise to introduce amendments enumerating cherished personal liberties of speech, press and protection from unreasonable searches. Although Federalists believed that existing state declarations of rights were enough, the need for united ratification and political pressure forced them to yield anti-federalist demand overwhelming constitutional guarantees at federal level . In essence it was the manner in which Anti-Federalists loudly opposed to wider acceptance of Constitution unless Bill of Rights is adopted that secured such arrangements.