val ▁of ▁these ▁am end ments ▁would ▁greatly ▁less en ▁the ▁ch ances ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁constitution al ▁convention . ▁Anti - F eder al ists ▁such ▁as ▁Richard ▁Henry ▁Lee ▁also ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁Bill ▁left ▁the ▁most ▁ob jection able ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁federal ▁jud ici ary ▁and ▁direct ▁tax ation , ▁int act . ▁ ▁Mad ison ▁remained ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁the ▁am end ments ▁throughout ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁process . ▁Histor ian ▁Gordon ▁S . ▁Wood ▁writes ▁that ▁" there ▁is ▁no ▁question ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁Mad ison ' s ▁personal ▁prest ige ▁and ▁his ▁do gg ed ▁pers istence ▁that ▁saw ▁the ▁am end ments ▁through ▁the ▁Congress . ▁There ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁federal ▁Constitution ▁without ▁Mad ison ▁but ▁certainly ▁no ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ." ▁ ▁Rat ification ▁process ▁The ▁twelve ▁articles ▁of ▁am end ment ▁approved ▁by ▁con gress ▁were ▁officially ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl atures ▁of ▁the ▁several ▁States ▁for ▁consideration ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 . ▁The ▁following ▁states ▁rat ified ▁some ▁or ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁am end ments : ▁ ▁New ▁Jersey : ▁Articles ▁One ▁and ▁Three ▁through ▁Tw elve ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁and ▁Article ▁Two ▁on ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁ ▁Maryland : ▁Articles ▁One ▁through ▁Tw elve ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁ ▁North ▁Carolina : ▁Articles