The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent . . . Abuse of its powers, that further . . . Restrictive clauses should be added. According to this excerpt, what was the main purpose of ratifying the Bill of Rights? To adopt the Constitution to prevent the abuse of powers to create a convention to restrict rights

15 ish points match the words with their definitions. 1. limits the federal government to powers the constitution specifically delegated to it 1.loose construction 2. gathering for the purpose of creating a constitution to lay down the laws for running the u. s. 2. provision 3. arrangement or groundwork laid to get a 3. faction program going. 4. president is given power to deport any 4. alien and sedition acts alien he deems dangerous alien and sedition acts 5. allowing the federal government all 5. constitutional convention powers not denied it within the constitution 6. a group that may not be in agreement 6. strict construction with the general direction of the larger population.