It provides the backdrop for all freedoms that you retain as a human being. It is the shield which protects you from tyranny and injustice. It is the framework for all legal code in the United States and assigns the responsibilities of those people whom we elect.
Define the basic rules for how a country will be run.
Individual rights are protected by the US Constitution.
Protects our individual rights!! :)
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Added protections for individual rights.
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The Anti-federalists opposed the Constitution because it didn't have a section protecting individual rights.
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