Congressional passage of the Bill of Rights
A) fulfilled a political promise by James Madison during the contested Constitution ratification process to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
B) was not necessary to preserve the constitutional structure from unraveling due to political pressure from Antifederalists for a second convention to consider the shortcomings of the Constitution.
C) received enthusiastic and sustained support from President George Washington.
D) meant that these 10 constitutional amendments would become law without the need of three-fourths approval of the state legislatures.
ANSWER
Answer: A
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