Question

question 12 the delegates at the philadelphia convention turned down the idea of including a list of citizens rights in the constitution because they believed that such a list would limit economic development. the federal government was already limited to its expressed powers. citizens should vote directly on which rights should be protected. such a list would make government too weak to protect national security.

Explanation:

The delegates at the Philadelphia Convention feared that a list of citizens' rights would imply that the federal government was only limited to its expressed powers and that the government would be too weak to protect national security.

Answer:

The federal government was already limited to its expressed powers; such a list would make government too weak to protect national security.