When the Constitution was first created, it lacked a bill of rights. The Anti-federalists believed that a bill of rights was necessary to protect the rights of the American citizens, so they used this as their reason for opposing the ratification of the Constitution. Although the Federalists thought that it was pointless to include one, James Madison went ahead and wrote up a properly worded Bill of Rights. By doing this, he hoped to quiet the fears of the Anti-federalists and cease their efforts to weaken the power of the new federal government. (12-15)
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