• The Bill of Rights prohibits Congress from making laws that infringe on individual liberties.
• The Fifteenth Amendment gave Black men the right to vote.
• The Seventeenth Amendment allows U.S. senators to be elected directly by the people.
The Fourteenth Amendment gives Congress the power to create legislation that corrects state laws that conflict with the amendment.
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The best option that assesses how changes to the Constitution have limited the power of Congress is:
• The Bill of Rights prohibits Congress from making laws that infringe on individual liberties.
The Bill of Rights explicitly limits Congress's power by protecting individual rights and freedoms, thereby restraining the actions Congress can take in relation to personal liberties.
