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the rights of the people continued violated till the steward family was banished in the year 1688. the people of england magnanimously defended their rights, banished the tyrant, and prescribed to william prince of orange, by the bill of rights,³ on what terms he should reign; and this bill of rights put an end to all construction and implication. before this, sir, the situation of the public liberty of england was dreadful. for upwards of a century the nation was involved in every kind of calamity, till the bill of rights put an end to all, by defining the rights of the people, and limiting the king’s prerogative. give me leave to add (if i can add any thing to so splendid an example) the conduct of the american people. they sir, thought a bill of rights necessary. it is alleged that several states, in the formation of their governments, omitted a bill of rights. to this i answer, that they had the substance of a bill of rights contained in their constitutions, which is the same thing. i believe that connecticut has preserved it, by her constitution, her royal charter, which clearly defines and secures the great rights of mankind. 8 sandino suarez, milagros last saved: 9:23 am how does patrick henry develop the central idea of passage 1 that the american people “thought a bill of rights necessary”? (paragraph 2) a by comparing the states’ histories b by comparing the states’ priorities c by comparing the state constitutions d by comparing the state governments

Explanation:

Patrick Henry discusses how American states, in forming governments, either had bills of rights or had the substance of them in their constitutions. He compares state constitutions to show the American people's view on the necessity of a bill of rights.

Answer:

C. by comparing the state constitutions