why the bill of righ weren't t included in constitution?

Answer 1

The main body of the Constitution was intended to describe the powers of the government. The bill of rights, which comprises the first ten amendments to the Constitution describes the rights of the people vs the government. You necessarily need to define the government before you can carve out the rights of individuals within the rule of that government.

Answer 2

The constitution was written a few years after the Revolutionary war was over and the initial confederation type of government was proven to be a failure. The Constitution was designed to be a document that could be changed to meet the needs of the times. The authors knew it was not a perfect document however it allowed the new government to be formed and start functioning right now. With this in mind the Constitution was presented to the states for ratification and with the knowledge the first congress would amend the thing to cover what was overlooked.

Answer 3

There was a lot of debate over whether or not a bill of rights would have caused more harm than good (the thinking being that anything not forbidden can be considered a right, but a Bill of rights inverts that meaning that anything not expressly granted is not considered a right of the people).

It was easier to ratify the constitution without a bill of rights and then to simply have it adopted as amendments later

Answer 4

They wanted to get the Constitution directly out of the way basically. Spelled out exactly how to run the Govt and the powers. As to the Bill of Rights that was just the 10 that PASSED they had alot more they tried to get in. Now imagine if they had tried to put some of those in the Constitution. Then it may not have passed at all.

Answer 5

The Bill Of Rights is the Consttution!!!