"The powers delegated to the federal government, are not only very extensive, but they are indefinite... For rapacious as men in power generally are, it would be the height of folly to leave any door open by which they might hope to obtain access. Hence the necessity of a bill of rights." — "Brutus" No. 2, Anti-Federalist essay, November 1787
Anti-Federalist arguments like this most directly led to:
- A
Passage of the Judiciary Act of 1789
- B
Adoption of the Twelfth Amendment after the 1800 election
- C
The election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800
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James Madison's drafting of the Bill of Rights, ratified in 1791
Explanation
To secure ratification in key states, Federalists promised amendments; Madison shepherded the first ten through the First Congress, ratified in 1791. The 1800 election, Twelfth Amendment, and Judiciary Act addressed different problems.