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“There remains but one other view of this matter to conclude the point. The truth is, after all the declamation we have heard, that the constitution is itself in every rational sense, and to every useful purpose, A BILL OF RIGHTS. The several bills of rights, in Great-Britain, form its constitution, and conversely the constitution of each state is its bill of rights. And the proposed constitution, if adopted, will be the bill of rights of the union. Is it one object of a bill of rights to declare and specify the political privileges of the citizens in the structure and administration of the government? This is done in the most ample and precise manner in the plan of the convention, comprehending various precautions for the public security, which are not to be found in any of the state constitutions. Is another object of a bill of rights to define certain immunities and modes of proceeding, which are relative to personal and private concerns? This we have seen has also been attended to, in a variety of cases, in the same plan.”
-Alexander Hamilton, excerpt of Federalist, No. 84, 1788
What is the main objection Hamilton is addressing in this essay?
A) The establishment of a government would entail higher taxes.
B) A Bill of Rights was not necessary in the proposed constitution.
C) Impeachment cases should not involve more than removal from office.
D) The access to a Bill of Rights was the corner stone of republican government.