The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution because . * key states refused to ratify the Constitution unless it was added
Alexander Hamilton believed it was necessary
it was part of the Articles of Confederation
It was originally part of the Declaration of Independence

An example of a right explicitly protected by the Constitution as drafted at the Constitutional Convention is the . *
right to free speech
right to keep and bear arms
right to a writ of habeas corpus
right not to be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment