The truth is, after all the declamation we have heard, that the constitution is itself in every rational sense, and to every useful purpose, A BILL OF RIGHTS... and... the constitution of each state is its bill of rights. And the proposed constitution, if adopted, will be the bill of rights of the union. -Alexander Hamilton, Federalist #84 What was Alexander Hamilton's opinion on the Bill of Rights, as expressed in The Federalist Papers? He believed that only 5 of the Amendments were necessary He was for the Constitution including it before ratification and would no
He was for the Constitution including it before ratification and would not vote for the Constitution unless it was in it He thought that a Bill of Rights were unnecessary since the Constitution already provided protections He thought it should be modeled after the British constitution
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