ne of the many points of disagreement between Federalists and Anti-Federalists was the Constitution’s lack of a bill of rights. Federalists argued that the Constitution did not need a bill of rights, because the people and the states kept any powers not given to the federal government. Anti-Federalists held that a bill of rights was necessary to safeguard individual liberty .Fearing centralization of power in the national government, the Antifederalists set about a strong propaganda campaign, pointing
Bill of Rights Governments seek to protect the rights of its people. Between The English Bill of Rights (1689) and The U.S Bill of Rights (1791) both had the same overlapping principles of limiting the powers of the government and to provide its people with individual liberties. Although they are both fundamental documents both countries differed in form and purpose. The U.S enacted a formal statement of Fundamental rights of the people of the United States and integrated it into the Constitution