Why were many citizens concerned about the lack of a bill of rights in the original Constitution?

They were afraid that the new national government would abolish slavery.

They feared a governmental abuse of power that might restrict their freedoms.

They wanted to get rid of all restrictions on the rights of the people.

If you list some rights, then those rights become more important than others

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16 January, 08:21

Why were many citizens concerned about the lack of a bill of rights in the original Constitution?

They were afraid that the new national government would abolish slavery.

They feared a governmental abuse of power that might restrict their freedoms.

They wanted to get rid of all restrictions on the rights of the people.

If you list some rights, then those rights become more important than others

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Iris Pugh · Answer 1

One of the reasons why many citizens were concerned about the lack of a bill of rights in the original Constitution is that " They feared a governmental abuse of power that might restrict their freedoms," since they thought the Constitution was giving the central government too much power over the states.