What was added to the Constitution as a compromise to convince worried citizens to support the new government?

The signature of George Washington

A plan for building a new capital city

The Bill of Rights is sometimes called a "shield" for citizens. This "shield" is meant to protect people's basic rights from what?

The government having too much power

The military generals making all the rules

Other countries trying to control America

Businesses becoming too large and powerful

To get the Constitution ratified by states that were hesitant

Because they wanted to perfectly copy the laws already used in Great Britain

To give the president the power to ignore all other laws

To list all the specific jobs that the government would perform

Abusing power and taking away rights

Making peace with other nations

Encouraging too much trade between the states

Their successful victory in the war

Their memories of unfair treatment by the British king

The challenge of creating new trade routes with Europe

The debates during the Constitutional Convention