What do they tell us? —that our rights are reserved. why not say so? is it because it will consume too much paper?

patrick henry spoke these words at the virginia ratifying convention. which concern about the u. s. constitution was he expressing that led to the addition of the bill of rights?

the excessive amount of power given to the states
the lack of direct protections for basic personal freedoms
the absence of an adequate system of checks and balances
the uncertainty about which groups would be allowed to vote

He seventeenth amendment to the us constitution calls for the direct election of all us senators. this means that the people of each state get to vote to decide who will be their two us senators. before this, the legislatures of each state chose the two us senators from that state with no direct involvement of the average voter. why would this amendment be considered a reform? how would it benefit the people? even today some people claim that the seventeenth amendment was a bad idea. what arguments could be made for reverting selection of us senators back to the state legislatures?

What contribution did the pilgrims make to the development of american government

How did tyrants attempt to gain the approval of common citizens?