S. states embraced a political ideology known as republicanism. One of the central tenets of this -ism was its support
S. states embraced a political ideology known as republicanism. One of the central tenets of this -ism was its support of a representative government that, in turn guaranteed certain basic civil liberties to its respective populace through a Bill of Rights. By 1780, over half of the 13 states possessed a Bill of Rights, the Pennsylvania Bill of Rights being by far the most comprehensive. During the ratification campaign of the U.S. constitution, however, several federalists like James Madison believed a federal Bill of Rights was superfluous. In order to win the support of some anti-federalists, the federalists eventually conceded by promising to create a Bill of Rights in the 1st U.S. Congress.ASSIGNMENT: This discussion forum asks you to contrast the PA Bill of Rights with the Federal Government’s Bill of Rights. How do these documents differ, how are they the same? If you were given a choice, which Bill of Rights would you prefer and why?In order to perform well on this discussion forum, you ought to incorporate both the PA Bill of Rights and U.S. Bill of Rights in your response). However, you also ought to include at least one more classroom resource in your response. For an additional 1-2 points: Do you think all U.S. residents and citizens today are able to practice the U.S. Bill of Rights, why/why not (provide 1-2 direct examples to support your view)? If you choose to answer this question, make sure to include 1-2 recent newspaper articles (2010-present