Read this excerpt from the Constitution

According to this excerpt, what was the main purpose of

ratifying the Bill of Rights?

The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the

time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire,

in order to prevent abuse of its powers that further

restrictive clauses should be added.

to adopt the Constitution

to restrict citizens' rights

O to prevent the abuse of power

to create a convention

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Read this excerpt from the Constitution

According to this excerpt, what was the main purpose of

ratifying the Bill of Rights?

The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the

time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire,

in order to prevent abuse of its powers that further

restrictive clauses should be added.

to adopt the Constitution

to restrict citizens' rights

O to prevent the abuse of power

to create a convention

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Giselle Barnett · Answer 1

Around the excerpt it says that they needed to ratify the bill of rights to stop people from restricting what powers that it had that protected the citizens rights.

"to prevent abuse of its powers that further

restrictive clauses should be added.

to adopt the Constitution

to restrict citizens' rights

O to prevent the abuse of power

to create a convention"