CRCL - Individual Rights and the Constitution Lesson

Individual Rights and the Constitution

The Federalists and Anti-Federalists continued the debate over the power of the federal government until it was apparent that the Constitution wouldn't be ratified without a compromise regarding a statement of the American people's rights. The Federalists believed that the states would protect their citizens under a federal system and that there was no need for a written statement in the Constitution. The Anti-Federalists were afraid of the potential abuses by the national government. In the end, the Bill of Rights was adopted in 1791.

In later years, the Fourteenth Amendment was passed and the Bill of Rights was directly related to the states. The Warren Court of the 1950's and 1960's incorporated an aspect the Bill of Rights to the states even further.

 

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