FREE ESSAY ON BILL OF RIGHTS

BILL OF RIGHTS

The Bill of Righs was written for the American people for two reasons. The first was to
pacify the Anti-Federalist's fears of an overwhelmingly powerful central government
provided by the Constitution and the second was, in fact, to protect the freedoms secured
by the Americans after their war for independence. 
Once the Constitution had been proposed for ratification two societal factions
immediately rose up the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Federalists were for
the ratification of the new central government proposed by the Constitution while the
Anitfederalists were against it. One of the key reasons for this opposition was the
absense of a Bill of Rights in the Constitution. Without a Bill of Rights they feared
that the government would have the power to oppress and to control everything and nothing
could protect htme. A bill of rights was the only thing that would give them that
protection. The people of this new republic had already experienced the unrelenting
taxation and loss of freedom brought about by King George III. In all of these cases they
were coerced to act against their will and would be punished severely if they did not.
Embodied in this Constitution were those very powers the power to coerce one to act and
the power of taxation and control of commerce.