The document discusses the formation of the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution. The Anti-Federalists opposed the original Constitution because it did not adequately protect individual rights and gave too much power to the national government. They agreed to support the Constitution on the condition that a list of fundamental rights, known as the Bill of Rights, was added. Congress debated the issue but ultimately approved a list of 10 amendments drafted by a committee. By December 1791, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, were successfully ratified.

1. The Formation of the Bill of Rights

4. The Amendment Process Two Thirds Vote of Both Houses of Congress A National Convention called by Congress upon request from the Legislatures of 2/3’s of the States Legislatures of Three-Fourths of the States Conventions of Three-Fourths of the States Legislatures of Three-Fourths of the States Conventions of Three-Fourths of the States