Why did James Madison oppose the inclusion of a list of individual rights in the Constitution?
A. He did not believe in the concept of individual rights before a federal government.
B. He believed the act of listing such rights would limit them in practice.
C. He worried it would limit the power of the federal government too severely.
D. He doubted that the states could ever agree on a specific list of rights.
E. He was afraid the listing of such rights would bring an end to slavery.
Answer: B
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