60-Second Civics: Episode 4070, George Mason Proposes the Bill of Rights

60-Second Civics Podcast

English - August 12, 2020 07:00 - ★★★★ - 76 ratings
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When George Mason proposed that a bill of rights be added to the Constitution, not a single state delegation to the Philadelphia Convention voted in favor of Mason's motion. As a result, Mason refused to sign the Constitution.

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