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The original Constitution did not contain a Bill of Rights it did protect the individual right to?
Yes.
The original constitution starts with the assumption that *ALL* power is held by the people, and *NO* power is held by the government.
It then sets up a structure for government, and grants specific powers to the government.
Any power NOT granted to the government is held by the people, or by the states.
The Bill of Rights was added as an additional guarantee so that people who believed that government would take more power than it was granted would vote to ratify the constitution.
Rights are always held by people. A government can infringe on those rights, can restrict them, but cannot take them away.
Therefore it is technically wrong to say that, for example, the 1st Amendment GRANTS a right. It does not. That right was always there. The 1st Amendment GUARANTEES a right. The same for all of the amendments in the Bill of Rights that specificall
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Critics of the original Constitution claimed the wording failed to protect human what?
rights
How does the US Constitution protect the individual citizen against the abuse of power by those in authority?
The laws laid down in the constitution of a nation protect the rights of individuals through judiciary system.
The american liberty league formed to?
A+To protect the U.S constitution and property rights of americans
People have natural rights that the government should protect?
The Declaration of Independence and the constitution.
Some argue that the Shays's Rebellion inspired the founding fathers to write the Constitution in order to what?
protect the interests and property of wealthy Americans.
