The Bill of Rights was promoted by which group with the aim of protecting individual freedoms from the federal government?

• A. Anti-Federalists
• B. Federalists
• C. The Supreme Court
• D. The President of the United States

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that explicit protections for individual rights were needed to limit the power of the national government. The Anti-Federalists argued that the new Constitution gave the federal government broad authority and could threaten liberties unless personal freedoms were guaranteed in the document. They pushed for a Bill of Rights as a condition for ratification, so that basic rights—such as freedom of speech, religion, and due process—would be protected from federal overreach. That push to restrain central power and secure individual liberties is why this group is the one associated with promoting the Bill of Rights.