Question

What was the Federalists’ position on creating a bill of rights?
Responses

They agreed to the idea if they could review and reject parts of it.
They agreed to the idea if they could review and reject parts of it.

They thought it was unnecessary because the Constitution would already limit government powers.
They thought it was unnecessary because the Constitution would already limit government powers.

They disapproved of the idea because it meant the president would have too little power.
They disapproved of the idea because it meant the president would have too little power.

They approved of the idea because it would help limit government powers.
They approved of the idea because it would help limit government powers.

Answer 1

They thought it was unnecessary because the Constitution would already limit government powers.

(Federalists argued checks and balances and the Constitution's enumerated powers protected liberty and that a written bill might be redundant or even dangerous by implying unlisted rights weren’t protected.)