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How did George Mason influence the US Constititution?

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He was a member of the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia (1787) and took an active part in drafting the Constitution… he led the fight in Virginia against its ratification; the bill of rights he advocated was the basis for some of the first 10 amendments (the Bill of Rights) to the Constitution.

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