About 10 amendments

The first 10 amendments were written with the common man in mind. Quick in the memory of all the different delegates from each of the 13 original states was the tyrannical oppression under the rule of a unelected and irreplaceable king.

These delegates might in the Constitutional Conventions in 1787. Here, the drafted the Constitution, which was a sort of mission statement and business plan of the newly formed country. In addition to making the rules on how the government would divide up federal powers, the Founding Fathers wrote an additional number of amendments to protect civil liberties for all.

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