According to this excerpt, what was the main purpose of ratifying the bill of rights?

The main purpose of ratifying the Bill of Rights is to prevent the misuse of power.

Explanation:

The bill of rights in the constitution of the United States of America were the documents which gave the first amendments of the constitution. The bill of rights were formed so that the people who are living in the United States could have the liberty of speech or to follow any religion and these bills were also responsible for the protection of these rights. But these were ratified so that the people could not misuse or abuse the powers which were given to them in any ways.

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john smith was the first englishman to sail around the world. francis bacon served as attorney general and lord chancellor of england. he took up aristotelian ideas, arguing for an empirical, inductive approach, known as the scientific method, which is the foundation of modern scientific inquiry.

the authority to tax.